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John Mayer - Improvising a song on Livestream - May 10th 2018 (Beats1 Interview) Apple Music
Key Points
You would naturally reach for a guitar when feeling creative impulses
Creativity requires "stupid bravery" all the time
You shouldn't waste time if you're not reporting/creating immediately
Being hyper-aware of your analytical and processing abilities can be both a gift and a burden
Sometimes you need to go into a different mode of being - "lunar wicked" - to access creativity
Staring at simple things like corners of walls can help spark creative flow
You have to keep pushing and forcing the creative process even when it's difficult
Being "a little bit shy" can hold you back from full creative expression
You need to "keep forcing it" and "go get it for the universe"
When you're performing or creating, everyone is listening to your thoughts
Fear shouldn't stop you because creativity is what you "do for a living"
Creativity is something that's "given" rather than just a technical skill
The question "why do you still wanna hear me sing" reflects self-doubt about creative worth
Ultimately, creative expression "doesn't matter" in terms of external validation
The goal is to become "fearless" in your creative expression
Being fearless is repeated as the ultimate objective but acknowledged as "hard to do"
There are barriers ("you see the wall") that block creative flow
The creative process involves both analytical awareness and intuitive surrender
Full Transcript
Language: en that's right now you and I and you would reach for a guitar as yes you do right now and you would sit there and well I'll pick up you pick up the guitar and and your immediate feeling would be to do what well I don't always do it because it's it's it requires a stupid brave bravery all the time but you could sit here all day you can go okay maybe that's something but if you don't go sunlights beaten on the corners of the walls and I'm a mr. know-it-all heaven calls get yourself right get yourself right now if you're not if you're not reporting immediately you don't you're wasting time it's such a weirdo man because on the one hand you know you have this really very aware part of who you are in terms of being able to you know analyze and move things through and and construct an process which is what all human beings do be you seem super hyper aware of it and you didn't process like that you're like a different human being yes you just go into lunar wicked and get on get on get on and just stare at the corner of the wall stare at the corner of the wall try to get it going on but a can car you just keep going til you get something maybe I'm a little bit shy maybe someday I'll tell you why because I don't know I'm it's all stuff but you gotta keep forcing it forcing it forcing it go get it for the universe he can't you're on stage now and everybody's listening the thoughts coming out of my mind but I won't be scared cuz it do it for a living it's not a ticking it's given tell me why do you still wanna hear me sing doesn't matter and if you can get fearless fearless fearless fearless fearless and it's hard to do yet you see the wall
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