Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative

<p>The flow and the ingredients by which an idea becomes an offering — and life practices which call that alchemy forth. The mystery of it all that can only be named and wondered at — and the ordinary mystery that creativity is a human birthright, a way of being rather than doing, that beckons to us all, in everything we do, from crafting something to conversing to the arranging of furniture in a room.</p><p>This is where Krista goes with the rock star music producer Rick Rubin. It's not a conversation about the creative process of the many great musicians he's worked with — but a conversation that is for and about us all. </p><p>There are some surprises, too, in his lovely, soothing voice — like the way he finds a metaphor for all of life in pro wrestling. And he leaves the doors of his studio wide open as they speak, so there is a soundtrack of ocean waves.</p><p>Rick Rubin has been a singular, transformative creative muse for artists across genres and generations — from the Beastie Boys to Johnny Cash, from Public Enemy to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, from Adele to Jay-Z. To name just a few. His new (and first) book is <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/10066/9780593652886"><i>The Creative Act</i>: <i>A Way of Being</i></a>. He is co-founder of the record label Def Jam Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. He is also one of the hosts of the podcast, <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/broken-record"><i>Broken Record</i></a>. </p><p><a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/rick-rubin-magic-everyday-mystery-and-getting-creative/#transcript">Find the transcript</a> for this show at onbeing.org.</p><p>___________</p><p>Please share this new season of <i>On Being</i> with friends, family, book clubs, neighbors, colleagues, and perfect strangers… ! And be sure you've followed<i> On Being</i> in the app place of your choice. And if you can take a minute to rate the show, too, you'll be bending the arc of algorithms towards this community of conversation and living.</p><p>Also: sign up for our Saturday