From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. “I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.
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Iconic musicians like Michael Jackson, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury are known for more than just their musical talents. Their unique fashion sense and
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From Harry Potter to Star Wars, John Williams has probably composed the most successful soundtracks in history. But do you know how many movies he's worked on, how many awards he's won and when? We've put his whole career in one neat image.
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The pianist demonstrates chaotic brilliance, on stage and off.
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J. Lo's pink tracksuit. Enough said.
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The half-time shuffle is one of the most essential rhythms every drummer must know. You can hear it on a great variety of songs from r&b to rock, fusion, and pop music. Here’s a collectio…
Stories of child prodigies in the classical genre have a long history, going back to some of the greatest composers in the 18th and 19th century.
We look at how he began evolving into his legendary musical voice.
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The Canadian singer-songwriter's death comes just weeks after the release of his new album, "You Want It Darker.”
One of the world's first electronic music virtuosos left behind handy rules for playing the mysterious instrument.
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Peter Schram was virtually unknown outside Denmark before a wax cylinder was found featuring him singing from a Mozart opera in 1889.
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