Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond Pilot: Walk on Water
Nov 10, 2017
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The White Room
- Malcolm Gladwell visits Rick Rubin's Malibu home to discuss a music project.
- Rubin plays an unfinished track that deeply moves Gladwell.
Battleship Metaphor
- Eminem's early lyrics about being "worshipped like an old battleship" haunt his later career.
- He feels creatively limited, like a canvas fully painted, with fewer fresh avenues to explore.
Zappa's Influence
- Rick Rubin played a Frank Zappa song for Eminem as inspiration during album creation.
- From this, "Walk on Water" emerged, exploring Eminem's artistic anxieties.