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“I really like the instrument and I really like to play,” he added, “but when the responsibility for running the business rests on my shoulders, there isn’t any time to practise.” Nor did he feel the need to wear it on-stage all the time. “I’m not a very good singer and I don’t have very good breath control. And the weight of the guitar on your sho
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Creative work over revenue?
— I always planned to live in a one-room apartment without any money. I don’t want to be connected to any material stuff. I like things because it’s an experience; I can be materialistic in that way, for instance, I can buy an expensive car just to explore how it is to drive it but then for me it’s more the learnin
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Brian Eno (quoted by Henrik Karlsson) • On agency
As Eno suggested, it can be ignored or actively listened to—but it mostly gets ignored.
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Andy Warhol was said to create with a television, radio, and record player all on simultaneously. For Eminem, the noise of a single TV set is his preferred backdrop for writing.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin talks about hidden rules that hold us back:
"It’s a healthy practice to approach our work with as few accepted rules, starting points, and limitations as possible. Often the standards in our chosen medium are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. They are invisible and unquestioned. This makes it nearly impossible to think outsid
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Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
It’s helpful to see the piece we’re working on as an experiment. One in which we can’t predict the outcome. Whatever the result, we will receive useful information that will benefit the next experiment.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
The sparseness of this ensemble allowed the clarity of the songs to shine through. I could tell immediately if something felt right. There was not a lot of clutter to fool the ear. It’s curious to hear the songs of So at that stage, before all the overdubs. The foundations had feel and soul like bread crumbs on a path—we could always find our way b
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