The Great Creators with Guy Raz

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

May 9, 2023

01:14:39

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Great Creators: Ben Gibber's Story of Finding Creative Inspiration in His Middle Age

3min

Ben Gibber's Early Memories

2min

How I Learned to Play the Guitar

2min

The Intuitive Musician

5min

Art Fellows Local 151: A Deep Cut

2min

How Radiohead Got Started in High School

3min

The Future of Music

4min

The Creative Spark That Connected Chris and Suzanne

4min

10.

The Importance of Meeting Brianino

3min

11.

The Great Creators

3min

12.

Death Cab 24, 7: A Labor of Love

3min

13.

The Importance of the OC on Death Cab

5min

14.

The Importance of Fun in Life

5min

15.

The Strange Phenomenon of GiveUp

2min

16.

Transylanticism: The Story of a Relationship

2min

17.

The Importance of Directives in Trans Allenasism

3min

18.

The Power of Communication in a Band

3min

19.

How to Write a Song Every Day

2min

20.

How to Write Songs That Will Never Be Released

5min

21.

How to Write More Now Than It Was 20 Years Ago

6min

22.

The Importance of Reminding People Why They Like Us

6min

23.

Deathcat for QD and the Postal Service

3min

Ben Gibbard is the voice of the bands Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. He joins Guy to talk about forming Death Cab and recording their classic album Tranatlanticism, how the band learned to defuse internal tensions, and how he approaches songwriting in middle age.

Links from the show:

Ben's Tiny Desk Concert

Ben breaks down his song "Black Sun"

Death Cab for Cutie video for "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"

Death Cab for Cutie video for "Soul Meets Body"

The Postal Service video for "Such Great Heights"

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