The idea that the number of new ideas is infinite has kind of fallen out of favor somehow. When you understand it's infinite, then you're not scared of imitating someone because you're like, there's a million things out there. The reason someone imitates someone else is because they love someone else. That doesn't take anything away from them. And all of the music that gets made based on loving someone else's music is a tribute to them.
In which Malcolm reunites with his colleague, friend and fellow host of Broken Record (not to mention a music icon in his own right), Rick Rubin.
This month Rick released his first book, called "The Creative Act: A Way Of Being." In it he shares practical principles on how anyone can generate creative authenticity and ultimately find their voice.
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