Imagine walking into a bookstore while on vacation and stumbling upon a book that will ultimately lead towards your passion and calling in life. That is exactly what happened with Joshua Talbot-Bowe when he was 14-years-old.
On a rainy day in South Carolina, Josh was exploring the area and came across a book store where he found a card trick book and instantly began to dive into the art of magic. Throughout the years he has taught himself magic through books and video tutorials.
“I realized I didn’t want to be a regular magician I didn’t want to do the same stuff that they all do so I started to change my style and began to be more of myself through my magic”
Today at 20-years-old Josh is better known as The Wildcard. Magic has allowed him to travel all over the country and meet really dope people all while displaying his talents.
“I always wanted to be the center of attention. I also always wanted to bring people together and inspire people. People think I can’t do what I do as a career so it's kind of an inspiration to people that wanna do what they wanna do for their career.”
This past summer he went on a cross country tour for three months which he self-titled The Wildcard Tour. He traveled from city to city on a short bus he remodeled to live in while on tour.
“Josh is like one of the craziest people I know. His behavior with anything he does that shits bound to be crazy. At the same time, he's one of the hardest working people that I know. I never see him stopping no matter success or failure he just uses it as fuel. That’s why I fuck with him.”
“That guy is amazing he’s an enigmatic creative and is always determined to fulfill whatever he's chasing at the moment. He's a big inspiration to a lot of people and to me as well.”
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This year he also amassed a big following on Tik Tok with over 120,000 followers and over seven viral Tik Tok’s. The first viral Tik Tok he posted consisted of him climbing into a box and making himself disappear that video accumulated over one million views.
“It's like the perfect social media. The more chaotic it gets the better.”
Josh’s best advice for anyone trying to follow his footsteps is to not follow his footsteps nor anyone else’s because no one gets anywhere by following someone else.
“I would just say do exactly what you want every single day of your life and that’s gonna get you where you are happiest.”
From here on out he plans on hosting many more events in the Chicagoland area alongside uploading lots of more content even outside of magic such as pranks throughout his social media.
On Dec. 13 he will be hosting a party called Stoopid Cold where he will be performing his magic alongside music performances and clothing brand pop-ups. RSVP HERE.
