The Great Creators with Guy Raz

Ben Gibbard: The Death Cab for Cutie Singer on Making "Transatlanticism" and Defusing Bandmate Tension

May 9, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Great Creators: Ben Gibber's Story of Finding Creative Inspiration in His Middle Age
01:45 • 3min
3
Ben Gibber's Early Memories
04:28 • 2min
4
How I Learned to Play the Guitar
06:48 • 2min
5
The Intuitive Musician
08:56 • 5min
6
Art Fellows Local 151: A Deep Cut
13:48 • 2min
7
How Radiohead Got Started in High School
16:05 • 3min
8
The Future of Music
19:30 • 4min
9
The Creative Spark That Connected Chris and Suzanne
23:40 • 4min
10
The Importance of Meeting Brianino
27:28 • 3min
11
The Great Creators
30:31 • 3min
12
Death Cab 24, 7: A Labor of Love
33:18 • 3min
13
The Importance of the OC on Death Cab
36:13 • 5min
14
The Importance of Fun in Life
40:54 • 5min
15
The Strange Phenomenon of GiveUp
46:24 • 2min
16
Transylanticism: The Story of a Relationship
48:35 • 2min
17
The Importance of Directives in Trans Allenasism
50:29 • 3min
18
The Power of Communication in a Band
53:03 • 3min
19
How to Write a Song Every Day
56:15 • 2min
20
How to Write Songs That Will Never Be Released
58:17 • 5min
21
How to Write More Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago
01:03:45 • 6min
22
The Importance of Reminding People Why They Like Us
01:09:23 • 6min
23
Deathcat for QD and the Postal Service
01:15:16 • 3min