"When I write music, I go back and forth between being mindful and then putting that mindfulness aside to let some kind of sub-personality inhabit me." 

In this episode of the Mindspace podcast, Dr. Joe speaks with Conner Molander, guitarist, vocalist, and keyboardist for the Montreal indie band Half Moon Run. The band plays a mix of electronic music, indie rock, and folk and have achieved commercial and critical success with their first two albums Dark Eyes and Sun Leads Me On. They are now putting the finishing touches on a third album due out in fall 2019 and hitting the road for an international tour in July 2019. Conner is thoughtful and introspective and has a lot to say about art & creativity, the music business, psychology, and mindfulness.

The interview with covers:

• The role of flow, mindfulness, and the self in the creative process. 
• The tension between commercial success and authentic artistic expression
• How the demands of life on the road with the band sapped Conner’s creative energy and how he managed to restore it 
• How Conner sees and copes with celebrity

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