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Posts discussing creativity, both in and outside of music
One of the greatest lyrical minds of the 20th Century is gone. Tom Lehrer had an outsized effect on my musical foundation. His wit, his scathing humor, and the way he wedded song to lyric all inspired me to no end. By the end of high school I had memorized […]
Think of music-making as a problem-solving practice.
Lamar and Hendricks are two of a kind.
Perfect is just there to hold you back.
“I assume it’s a bad idea because no one’s ever done it” is a common logical framework. Common, but wrong.
So why steal someone else’s?
Feeling emptied out is no way to create.
Are you ever a stranger to your own creations?
Recipes are the right way to start cooking. There’s a better place to end.
Did you do everything you wanted to do today?