The Creative Act

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." --Anne Lamott " I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." --Rick Rubin Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments--and lifetimes--of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." --Anne Lamott " I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." --Rick Rubin Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities. The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments--and lifetimes--of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

Med "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" i hånden, får du lov til at tappe ind i hjernen på en af vor tids mest succesfulde kreative, superproduceren Rick Rubin, og lære hans bedste tricks til et liv som kreativ. Bogen "The Creative Act" placerer sig i skæringspunktet mellem en selvhjælpsbog og en guide til mindfulness, med det at skabe noget kreativt som omdrejningspunkt. Rick Rubin opfordrer dig, med små direkte råd og øvelser, til at lære, gøre og have det sjovt i din kreative skabelsesproces - uanset hvad dit output det måtte være. Hvis Rick Rubin skulle skrive en erindringsbog, ville det være noget af en fortælling. Af højdepunkter i karrieren kan nævnes; medstifter af pladeselskabet Def Jam Records, manden bag utallige hits fra Beastie Boys og Jay-Z til Neil Young og meget, meget mere. Med sin ekstraordinære karriere i musikbranchen har Rick Rubin meget at sige om kunsten at være kunstner, og hvad der skal til for at være virkelig kreativ. Rubin insisterer på at kreativitet ikke er en sjælden evne, som er svær at få adgang til. Men derimod at kreativitet er et grundlæggende aspekt af det at være menneske. Rubin siger, kreativitet har en plads i alles liv, og alle kan få den plads til at vokse. Bogen hjælper dig til, at tage de første skridt på den rejse.

Med "The Creative Act: A Way of Being" i hånden, får du lov til at tappe ind i hjernen på en af vor tids mest succesfulde kreative, superproduceren Rick Rubin, og lære hans bedste tricks til et liv som kreativ. Bogen "The Creative Act" placerer sig i skæringspunktet mellem en selvhjælpsbog og en guide til mindfulness, med det at skabe noget kreativt som omdrejningspunkt. Rick Rubin opfordrer dig, med små direkte råd og øvelser, til at lære, gøre og have det sjovt i din kreative skabelsesproces - uanset hvad dit output det måtte være. Hvis Rick Rubin skulle skrive en erindringsbog, ville det være noget af en fortælling. Af højdepunkter i karrieren kan nævnes; medstifter af pladeselskabet Def Jam Records, manden bag utallige hits fra Beastie Boys og Jay-Z til Neil Young og meget, meget mere. Med sin ekstraordinære karriere i musikbranchen har Rick Rubin meget at sige om kunsten at være kunstner, og hvad der skal til for at være virkelig kreativ. Rubin insisterer på at kreativitet ikke er en sjælden evne, som er svær at få adgang til. Men derimod at kreativitet er et grundlæggende aspekt af det at være menneske. Rubin siger, kreativitet har en plads i alles liv, og alle kan få den plads til at vokse. Bogen hjælper dig til, at tage de første skridt på den rejse.