OK, I have to jump on this even before I listen to the podcast. My favorite quotation from this book excerpt that you have chosen is this: "I want to broaden the definition to include anyone who is making something out of nothing by virtue of their own ideas." And I want to broaden it further. As the artist George Seurat famously sings in the Sondheim musical "Sunday in the Park With George,"I have made a hat where there never was a hat." For me, creativity in its broadest sense is pure COMMUNICATION. Seurat communicates the idea of a hat using his particular skill and creativity. Here's another quote, this one from John Denver, who said, "I am not a great singer. I am a great communicator." The level of skill is subordinate to the passion of the communication.
And you ask what sparks creativity in my life? It's finding the niche where my particular skills and talents fit perfectly. Finding out what is needed and figuring out how supply it using my specific tools. I've referred to the wonderful movie "Hugo" at least twice before in Soul Boom dispatches. Hugo believes that everything, and by extension, EVERYONE has a purpose. There are no extra pieces. Everyone is good at something, and when we discover how perfectly that something fills the empty place in our universe, that is bliss, that is soul, that is everything.
Awww, I love Questlove’s take on creativity—the lack of hierarchy, the importance of defining what something isn’t. Thanks for this!
This is post Memorial Day goodness! I love me some Questlove and I love Soul Boom! Beautiful combination
Aww, thank you that means so much 💥
OK, I have to jump on this even before I listen to the podcast. My favorite quotation from this book excerpt that you have chosen is this: "I want to broaden the definition to include anyone who is making something out of nothing by virtue of their own ideas." And I want to broaden it further. As the artist George Seurat famously sings in the Sondheim musical "Sunday in the Park With George,"I have made a hat where there never was a hat." For me, creativity in its broadest sense is pure COMMUNICATION. Seurat communicates the idea of a hat using his particular skill and creativity. Here's another quote, this one from John Denver, who said, "I am not a great singer. I am a great communicator." The level of skill is subordinate to the passion of the communication.
And you ask what sparks creativity in my life? It's finding the niche where my particular skills and talents fit perfectly. Finding out what is needed and figuring out how supply it using my specific tools. I've referred to the wonderful movie "Hugo" at least twice before in Soul Boom dispatches. Hugo believes that everything, and by extension, EVERYONE has a purpose. There are no extra pieces. Everyone is good at something, and when we discover how perfectly that something fills the empty place in our universe, that is bliss, that is soul, that is everything.