Rick Rubin

 Put on your blinders and focus on creating something you love. Rick Rubin      

When we’re making things we love, our mission is accomplished. Rick Rubin    

  Our path is to collaborate with what’s happening. Not to fight it. Rick Rubin  

    Any thought you have about outcome undermines the whole thing. Rick Rubin   

   If you’re committed to doing your best work at all times, your best work is always today. Rick Rubin  

 The best way to serve the audience is to ignore them. Rick Rubin     

 I’m not making it for them. I’m making it for me. And it turns out that when you make something truly for yourself, you’re doing the best thing you possibly can for the audience. Rick Rubin 

     What you have to offer is what’s inside of you. Rick Rubin     

 When you make something truly for yourself, you’re doing the best thing you possibly can for the audience. Rick Rubin    

  Through expression we meet ourselves. Rick Rubin  

Make it personal. It’s always yours. Rick Rubin   

   Learn to disconnect. Rick Rubin    

  What’s unexpressed has power. Rick Rubin  

    Leave room for interpretation. Rick Rubin    

  Innocence brings forth innovation. Rick Rubin     

 Follow your own inner guide. It directs us. Rick Rubin    

  Sometimes disengagement is the best way to engage. Rick Rubin  

    Look for what you notice but no one else sees. Rick Rubin    

  Don’t let the voices in your head stop you from feeling free. Rick Rubin  

    Sometimes adversity creates an environment for good things to grow. Rick Rubin 

     If you chase creativity it may not come. The muse doesn’t like to be observed. Rick Rubin     

 We are dealing in a magic realm. And nobody knows why or how it works. Rick Rubin     

 Creativity can just be in relationship with yourself. No one else need be in the equation. Rick Rubin  

To create is to bring something into existence that wasn’t there before. Rick Rubin    

  In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last. Rick Rubin 

     Create an environment where you’re free to express what you’re afraid to express. Rick Rubin 

     If you create what you love, others will love it too. Rick Rubin 

     No matter what tools you use to create, the true instrument is you. Rick Rubin 

     Create a structure that works for you. There is no “right” way. Rick Rubin  

    Pay attention to the culture without being driven by the culture. Rick Rubin

      Follow what’s interesting. Don’t worry about the outcome. Rick Rubin

      Emotions are your source material. Rick Rubin   

   We find our true voice through experimentation. Rick Rubin  

    Most rules direct us to average behaviors. Rick Rubin      

Have the confidence to jump in with both feet. Rick Rubin 

     We can never predict the outcome. Rick Rubin  

    Inspiration tends to show up in play. Rick Rubin    

  Always leave space for more. Rick Rubin

Inspiration Shows up in Play

Rick Rubin (1963- )?      He’s a renowned American music producer (and considered one of the most influential of all time)     He produced  for Eminem, LL Cool J, the Beastie Boys, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Johnny Cash, to name a few     He’s the author of The Creative Act  He’s also known for his iconic beard and his practice of transcendental meditation since his teens.  This practice influenced his calm and intuitive approach to music production.  Finally, he’s also known for posting disappearing quotes on the social web (Instagram, X).  

Put on your blinders and focus on creating something you love. Rick Rubin     

 When we’re making things we love, our mission is accomplished. Rick Rubin  

    Our path is to collaborate with what’s happening. Not to fight it. Rick Rubin   

   Any thought you have about outcome undermines the whole thing. Rick Rubin     

 If you’re committed to doing your best work at all times, your best work is always today. Rick Rubin  

     The best way to serve the audience is to ignore them. Rick Rubin  

    I’m not making it for them. I’m making it for me. And it turns out that when you make something truly for yourself, you’re doing the best thing you possibly can for the audience. Rick Rubin    

  What you have to offer is what’s inside of you. Rick Rubin

      When you make something truly for yourself, you’re doing the best thing you possibly can for the audience. Rick Rubin  

    Through expression we meet ourselves. Rick Rubin     

Make it personal. It’s always yours. Rick Rubin     

 Learn to disconnect. Rick Rubin  

    What’s unexpressed has power. Rick Rubin     

 Leave room for interpretation. Rick Rubin      

Innocence brings forth innovation. Rick Rubin

      Follow your own inner guide. It directs us. Rick Rubin   

   Sometimes disengagement is the best way to engage. Rick Rubin     

 Look for what you notice but no one else sees. Rick Rubin  

    Don’t let the voices in your head stop you from feeling free. Rick Rubin      

Sometimes adversity creates an environment for good things to grow. Rick Rubin     

 If you chase creativity it may not come. The muse doesn’t like to be observed. Rick Rubin    

  We are dealing in a magic realm. And nobody knows why or how it works. Rick Rubin    

  Creativity can just be in relationship with yourself. No one else need be in the equation. Rick Rubin    

 To create is to bring something into existence that wasn’t there before. Rick Rubin     

 In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last. Rick Rubin      

Create an environment where you’re free to express what you’re afraid to express. Rick Rubin      

If you create what you love, others will love it too. Rick Rubin      

No matter what tools you use to create, the true instrument is you. Rick Rubin     

 Create a structure that works for you. There is no “right” way. Rick Rubin      

Pay attention to the culture without being driven by the culture. Rick Rubin      

Follow what’s interesting. Don’t worry about the outcome. Rick Rubin    

  Emotions are your source material. Rick Rubin      

We find our true voice through experimentation. Rick Rubin    

  Most rules direct us to average behaviors. Rick Rubin     

 Have the confidence to jump in with both feet. Rick Rubin      

We can never predict the outcome. Rick Rubin  

    Inspiration tends to show up in play. Rick Rubin      

Always leave space for more. Rick Rubin  

 Everything we make as artists are essentially diary entries. Rick Rubin      

The world is only as free as it allows its artists to be. Rick Rubin      

The artist isn’t looking for a way out. He’s looking for a way in. Rick Rubin      

As artists, our mission is not to fit in or conform to popular thinking. Rick Rubin      

We are born artists. And then society does its best to beat it out of us. Rick Rubin   

   Aspiring artist have a desire to be seen. Establish artists face the pressure of knowing they’ll be seen. Rick Rubin    

  As artists, we seek to restore our childlike perception: a more innocent state of wonder and appreciation not tethered to utility or survival. Rick Rubin     

 When someone believes passionately in what they are saying, even if we don’t agree with it, we can be moved by their enthusiasm. Sometimes it’s about passion, not content. Rick Rubin      

Art creates a profound connection between the artist and the audience. And through that connection, both of them can heal. Rick Rubin 

     We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world. Rick Rubin  

  The artist’s goal is to keep themselves pure and unattached. Rick Rubin      

The synergy of a group is as important, if not more important, than the talent of the individuals. Rick Rubin      

The artist is the one who recaptures that child-like fascination with the world. Rick Rubin  

If you get the art right, the commerce side of it works itself out. Rick Rubin   

   Art doesn’t come in a quarterly way. Rick Rubin  

    The best pieces don’t tell you what to think. Rick Rubin     

 Art without meaning is just decoration. The art is in the idea. Rick Rubin      

The work reveals itself as you go. It tells you what it wants to be. Rick Rubin      

Art doesn’t get made on the clock. But it can get finished on the clock. Rick Rubin      

Measurement of greatness is subjective, like art itself. There is no hard metric. Rick Rubin      

Part of the artistic journey is about connecting with something inward that is universal. Rick Rubin  

Art isn’t in the tools, material, and equipment you use. It’s in the way you see the world. Rick Rubin      

We have no responsibility to anything other than the art itself. The art is the final word. Rick Rubin     

 There is no pure ranking system for artistic success. Only you know if it’s successful or not. Rick Rubin      

Sharing art is the price of making it. Exposing your vulnerability is the fee. Rick Rubin    

  Are you expressing yourself in service of the art, or in service of commerce? Rick Rubin      

All art is a form of poetry. Rick Rubin     

 The audience comes last. Rick Rubin      

Art is nourishment. Rick Rubin    

 The ones who break through tend to have a work ethic to support their dream. Rick Rubin    

  Humanity breathes in mistakes. Rick Rubin      

Be patient, however long it takes. Rick Rubin      

Belief carries disproportional energy. Rick Rubin    

  Making a beautiful thing is a noble pursuit. Rick Rubin      

Some mistakes are actually subconscious problem solving. Rick Rubin      

The best work is the one you are excited about. Rick Rubin    

  Failure is the information you need to get where you’re going. Rick Rubin      

Being aware of the audience as you’re making your work changes it. Rick Rubin    

  Identifying the problem can be as integral as finding the solution. Rick Rubin      

Take a first step and see where it leads. The direction isn’t important yet. Rick Rubin      

You’re successful as soon as you send your work out into the world. Rick Rubin    

You’re making your work as a gift. Rick Rubin      

Hanging on to your work is like spending years writing the same entry in a diary. Rick Rubin      

The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both. Rick Rubin     

 Intentionality makes a work what it is. Money often dilutes intention. Rick Rubin      

Competition serves the ego. Cooperation supports the highest outcome. Rick Rubin      

 Do you want to be right? Or do you want what’s best for the work? Rick Rubin     

 Your gift might be in an area different than the one you choose. Rick Rubin     

 If you don’t let it go, the process of finishing a work can be endless. Rick Rubin    

  Reduce your work to the absolute essentials you can’t live without. Rick Rubin      

Never say you can’t do it. Say I haven’t done it yet. Rick Rubin      

Work as hard as you can to be able to share it. Rick Rubin    

  When editing, practice non-attachment. Rick Rubin     

 What does the simple version look like?     

 Quality over deadlines. Rick Rubin  

 Strive for work so good that someone will care about it 20 years from now. Rick Rubin