I’ve spent the greater part of my musical journey surrounded by the obsession of trying to come up with “original” ideas.
I mean, that’s how it works right? Songwriters don’t want to get sued with an accidental copyright infringement and backing-musicians are constantly trying to come up with ways to stand out from the hordes of others trying to land the same gig.
The problem is, constantly obsessing about whether my ideas are “original” or not is one of the fastest ways to take me out of the moment, stop listening to myself, and ensures that the mystical flow of ideas is almost certainly shut off.
Maybe, instead of obsessing if it’s “original” or not… maybe the goal is to simply cultivate as many great ideas as possible. But how the hell do I go about doing that? Enter: David Lynch. One of the most creative and original artists of our time.
On today’s Daily Guinness, I share some of his thoughts on where ideas come from and how to “catch” as many as possible.
David Lynch Audio Curtesy of: BAMorg & The Atlantic
WSD! Pt. V - ”El Hitlist”
“The Room Wrote It!” [INTERLUDE]
WSD! Pt. III - Give your ideas some freakin space!
WSD! Pt. II - Taking notes on Podcasts & Audiobooks
WSD! Pt. I - ”Write Sh*t Down!”
※ The Mistake Of Avoiding Mistakes [Daily Guinness]
※ Interest Begets Invitations (A Curious Maxim)
The Misunderstanding Of Manifesting (or “Harry Potter, Oak Trees, Magnetism, and The Curious Maxim of Self-Assignment”)
※ How To Make Fun Of Your Boss... [Daily Guinness]
※ A Desk Full Of Cards [Daily Guinness]
⚓︎ ”CONGRATS! YOU’RE NOW MORE HUMAN.” (on death and grief)
※ Should You Record and Watch Yourself Perform? [Daily Guinness]
※ Looking At It Like A Taproom [Daily Guinness]
※ Everything You Need Is Surrounding You [Daily Guinness]
※ Cake And Coldplay [Daily Guinness]
※ I Wanna Poke Your Beer! [Daily Guinness]
※ How To Fake Extreme Talent [Daily Guinness]
※ Reframing Energy [Daily Guinness]
※ If They’ve Clicked, They’ve Asked [Daily Guinness]
※ All Measurement Is A Compromise Of Circumstance [Daily Guinness]
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