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Courtney Love’s excellent advice for young artists
"It's really the truth."
Jun 24
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Mason Currey
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What artists really do
John Cage on the whole job, in a nutshell
Feb 24
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Mason Currey
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Cindy Lee knows the secret
“Doing it is where it’s at I think.”
Dec 2, 2024
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Mason Currey
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Subtle Maneuvers x Oblique Strategies
“You’re most alive when you’re not quite sure what is going on.”
Oct 7, 2024
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Mason Currey
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Viv Albertine’s brilliant memoir of creative frustration
“Every day the task seems hopeless and I feel like giving up.”
Nov 14, 2022
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Mason Currey
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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!
Apr 18, 2022
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Mason Currey
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A megalomaniac with extremely low self-esteem
Nick Cave’s songwriting routine
Sep 27, 2021
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Mason Currey
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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
May 17, 2021
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Mason Currey
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Duke Ellington’s hungry ear
A trove of quotes on the great jazz musician's composing process
May 3, 2021
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Mason Currey
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Ennio Morricone’s “mysterious process”
Plus: Advice on kindling your own excitement
Jul 13, 2020
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Mason Currey
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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.”
Jun 29, 2020
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Mason Currey
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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."
May 25, 2020
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Mason Currey
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