‘The Creative Act,’ from famed music producer Rick Rubin, offers inconsistency, a little mysticism, and a story about an appendix
“The Creative Act: A Way of Being” is evidence that, a few years later, Rubin’s answer remains the same. His view of the creative process and the tools he provides for leading an artistic life are often head-scratching, convoluted, and contradictory. This is especially grating in the first half of the book, where he speaks most generally about making art.The language he chooses to describe inspiration oscillates between spiritual and […]
