I think artists can be a little bit cagy about their own intentions sometimes. My hope in the show is to try and connect the dots between an experience or a feeling, or some memory, or something that started somebody off on a path. For me, the best episode is one you can really say, i had this happen, and then i did this because i had this feeling,. And then i turned it into this sound a and if i can do it, then i feel really good about it.
From practicing on his first piano—drawn on a piece of paper—to recording albums and launching the podcast and Netflix show “Song Exploder,” Hrishikesh Hirway has lived a marvelous life of music.