Creativity
Just as the title of an abstract painting by Pollock or Rothko won’t tell you about the actual painting but ... will set up a resonance, the same goes for Aphex’s titles. They act as word graphics, name images which hover in your memory as you listen. ‘I just really like the look of certain words. I try and match words up. Sometimes they exist. Mos... See more
ABC of AFX | 032c
The best artists are often those who don’t consider themselves artists; conversely, those who do tend to be the most pretentious and annoying. [laughs] Their priorities are misplaced – they create art for the sake of being artists rather than out of genuine passion. Many jungle producers were car mechanics or painters and decorators – really down-t... See more
ABC of AFX | 032c
“The Velvet Underground didn’t sell many records, but everyone who bought one went out and started a band.”
ABC of AFX | 032c
Many concepts that sound good on paper are infeasible to implement, or simply don’t produce the expected results. It’s frustrating when that happens, of course, but the pace of experimentation and learning at a startup is unparalleled. I think this is an especially important form of rigor for theorycels like me. Building product forces a different ... See more
Jasmine Sun • exit interview
Idee: unendlicher AI loop, pervertiert sich immer weiter, stolpert über sich selbst, wenn es sich selbst trainiert
Creativity arises from making new connections—contemplate unexpected things together. Don’t wait for moments of inspiration to strike. Creativity is a muscle; exercise it. There’s a logic to creativity: find what works for you, break it down, and you have a process that can serve you forever. Unstructured freedom is the enemy of true creative achie
... See morePolina Marinova Pompliano • Hidden Genius
The secret to being an artist and creator , which is, I think, to not give a fuck about what anyone thinks about you, or your work, but with integrity to your personal greatness. To create without inhibition, from a state of pure un-self-consciousness, without (dare I say) ego — which is the golden place where magical things happen. The place of ra... See more
the secret to freedom in art & business — kening zhu
Sometimes maybe it’s best, in art and writing, to be as dumb as possible, follow the joy, because at the very least that's real. And there, you’ve taken the first step towards the truth.