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Viv Albertine’s brilliant memoir of creative frustration
“Every day the task seems hopeless and I feel like giving up.”
Mason Currey
Nov 14, 2022
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How to solve a creative block
Five ideas for getting unstuck
Mason Currey
Oct 31, 2022
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Pat Metheny's compulsive productivity
The jazz guitarist's amazing pre- and post-show routine—plus, a request for your patronage!
Mason Currey
Apr 18, 2022
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A megalomaniac with extremely low self-esteem
Nick Cave’s songwriting routine
Mason Currey
Sep 27, 2021
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Erik Satie: “An artist must regulate his life”
Presenting the composer’s “precise daily schedule” on this 155th anniversary of his birth
Mason Currey
May 17, 2021
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Duke Ellington's hungry ear
A trove of quotes on the great jazz musician's composing process
Mason Currey
May 3, 2021
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Ennio Morricone's "mysterious process"
Plus: Advice on kindling your own excitement
Mason Currey
Jul 13, 2020
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John Cage on music and mushrooms
“I have come to the conclusion that much can be learned about music by devoting oneself to the mushroom.”
Mason Currey
Jun 29, 2020
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Giuseppe Verdi could only compose in the country
"Somehow there everything comes at once, quite without effort, and I am more contented."
Mason Currey
May 25, 2020
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Grace Jones's dressing-room necessities
Plus: Advice on figuring out what your "thing" is
Mason Currey
May 18, 2020
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Joseph Haydn could not be idle
"The distribution of hours and the resultant order might seem machine-like to some of my readers."
Mason Currey
Mar 23, 2020
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