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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 album1, 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 story of a musical collaboration's origin, highlighting the serendipitous moments and creative struggles that forged a career.
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So I gave it to him. And on stage, he referenced a story in my book. He said he really liked it that I had used the word eleemosynary, because he hadn't seen that word since some other book. And it was in a story I wrote only to use big words that I thought were pretentious, because who knows what they mean. And then three months later, I hadn't
... See moreThese childlike superpowers include being in the moment, valuing play above all else, having no regard for consequences, being radically honest without consideration, and having the ability to freely move from one emotion to the next without holding on to story. For children, each moment in time is all there is. No future, no past. I want it now,
... See moreRick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being: The Sunday Times bestseller
Dear Beatriz and Brendan,
About twenty-five years ago, I made an offhand and somewhat uncharitable remark about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There was no malice intended, it was just the sort of obnoxious thing I would say back then to piss people off. I was a troublemaker, a shit-stirrer, feeling most at ease in the role of a societal irritant.
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The origin of a musical collaboration, detailing the struggle and breakthrough moment during the first jam session.
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And he said, well, you know, a lot of people have given me tapes like this over the years. And actually, it's a kind of cheesy thing to do. but there's something about your tape that's a little different so let's get together and jam and then I shocked that anyone else ever did this yeah I know it like oh this happens all the time Puts it on
... See moreWhenever an instinct toward movement and evolution arises, it’s wise to listen to it. The alternative—being trapped by a fear of losing ground—is a dead end. You may lose your enjoyment and belief in the work because it’s no longer true to you. As a result, the work may ring hollow and fail to engage the audience anyway. Consider that it might not
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