Dawn of Def Jam: Rick Rubin Returns to His NYU Dorm Room

This combination of the internal, intangible emotional journey and the practical skill of making music, or, as Rubin describes it, the “heartwork and headwork,” is how he’s sustained his craft across genres for so many decades. He taps into something far beyond the type of music or production style, and instead connects to the artist through a firs

Turning something from an idea into a reality

Each different iteration led to a new version, none of it planned or attached to a preconceived notion.