Rick Rubin Shares His Secrets for Creativity

In this interview, Rick Rubin reveals how to make great art, become a better collaborator, and discover ideas floating through the universe.

Hope you enjoy. Please leave a comment if anything resonates.

- Glo

0:01 - How to live a creative life
0:48 - Following your passions
1:17 - Rick's recipe for success
2:16 - Talent vs. work ethic
2:34 - How to be a better collaborator
3:14 - How to make great art
4:29 - Create art for yourself
5:05 - Where ideas come from
6:51 - The role of laughter
7:14 - Collaborating with the universe

[triquepersonalwork]

As an artist, musician and video animator for the last twenty years, Rubin is saying almost everything I have thought about being an artist all in one video. So many great points here.

[MrVisde]

I love what he said about collaboration. It’s not about getting “your idea” into the thing you’re working on, it’s about working together to build the best thing.

[BeverlyBijou]

“It’s the people that you first see and might not like, that you come to like. Because you don’t understand them at first. Those are the ones that change the world.”

[kidatro]

When he mentions, “when you hear the unexpected you laugh” there’s been a couple times recently writing a verse in my flow state, recorded it, and listened to it. I’ll just laugh after I hear it, for it’s impressive to me, that I even made that verse. Such a remarkable feeling of joy, sometimes I even tear up. Music such a beautiful conduit .

[CubensisEnjoyer]

Such a simple idea but when he said "we're not smart enough to know what people like" that really resonated with me. It's so true and half the time people don't even know what they themselves like. A lot of incredible things stop in their tracks when a creator gets in their head thinking about what's gonna be received well or not.

[DK-jgvk]

At the end of the video, Rick Rubin talks about being open and observant to forces of the universe guiding you toward an idea. As an artist, I have found that this is indeed the case. It is a real phenomenon. Once you open yourself up to the gentle nudging the universe has to offer, you will never be searching for new ideas, new ideas will be presenting themselves on a constant and continual basis when you are in the open and observing mindset.

[ramijoseph]

Rick fully understands the inner power artists and everyone has if we simply get out of our own way and trust it. It’s always there no matter how many times you fall, or let’s drugs win or allow someone elses limitations affect you it’s still there ❤ it never leaves us.

[StephenMykal]

This is literally it. It took me 10 years in the industry to realize. Awesome gift to the creative community

[geumyongjung]

"It's the people who you first see and you might not like that you come to like because you don't understand them first. Those are the one who change the world."

[GarGarJinx]

Yup I’ve lacked work ethic for so long, and he’s absolutely correct. Talent without work ethic will not go anywhere. Unless discovered by someone who offers a really great opportunity, but usually that’s noticed for someone who actually has work ethic.

[UssyMustyYS]

From an artist and a producer for almost 20 years, this is literally spot on. Everything he's saying is true.

[jeffhogue]

There’s a reason this man is so famous. It’s all right here. Friendly monsters among us. ❤

[mkDUBBY]

Rick speaks pure 24K Gold in this interview!!As an emerging artist/producer working two other day jobs I can appreciate his pearls of wisdom.

[DeepMindSquared]

Props. How many times I've met folks and straight up had unnecessary hate towards them, yet when I sat with them and made myself engage in connecting with them, we began to grow a fruitful and collaborative relationship and they are some of my fav peeps. Awareness is key. Be your expressive self!

[worldview]

What makes Joe so great is he knows to to just listen, and then boom gives a super insightful question

[te]

5:45 the part where he talks about having an idea that you sit on and dont do, can then a few months later come out by another artist/team is so true. Like there is an ebb of ideas given to artists that then get passed around if they aren't expressed.

[melaniereeder]

This reminds me of the parable of the sower in the Bible. Ideas are the seeds coming down to different people (soils). In order to grow something great you need to be open, ready, and have the skills/work ethic to execute on the idea. Just like how the soil has to be prepared before a seed can grow.

[Krafty]

He's speaking so much truth in this. I especially relate to the "ever had an idea and 6 months later..." I've had that a bunch and all that has taught me is to act upon those ideas. I had an idea for a music video once and a year or so later, Dax did literally did it. I believe all ideas are out there and we can tune into the frequency and catch those ideas. If you don't, someone else will. No good idea will stay private for long.

[LooneyK]

0:01 - How to live a creative life
0:48 - Following your passions
1:17 - Rick's recipe for success
2:16 - Talent vs. work ethic
2:34 - How to be a better collaborator
3:14 - How to make great art
4:29 - Create art for yourself
5:05 - Where ideas come from
6:51 - The role of laughter
7:14 - Collaborating with the universe
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[Kloxbyn]

I like his take on being 'personal' and being yourself.