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His melodies are influenced by the work of many other musicians, most notably Van Morrison;
Jeff Burger • Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters (Musicians in Their Own Words)
Andrew Carnegie Lecture Series – Brian Eno
youtube.comHe went on to rethink modern architecture from a biological perspective and later publicly broke with the environmental movement over nuclear power and GMO food.
John Markoff • Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
On an interview for the Song Exploder podcast series, where artists unpack the creation of one of their songs, Weezer front man Rivers Cuomo described the creative process behind the song “Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori,” for which he wrote the original draft of the lyrics and score. I was struck by the handoff he described, in which he let his bandm
... See moreScott Belsky • The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
First let me apologize for taking a couple of days to put this outline together. When I spoke to Kurt I was in the middle of making a Fugazi album, but I thought I would have a day or so between records to sort everything out. My schedule changed unexpectedly, and this is the first moment I’ve had to go through it all. Apology.
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The mind-blowing proposal letter Steve Albini sent to Nirvana
The most complete study of this problem that we know, comes from Ian McHarg (Design With Nature, New York: Natural History
Christopher Alexander • A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
Stuart Jeffries • Surrender. It's Brian Eno
Each different iteration led to a new version, none of it planned or attached to a preconceived notion.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Changing the instrument is not always the easiest way to change the sound of the music, but it can be the most powerful.