The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Many acclaimed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something more: creating a space where artists of all genres and traditions can focus on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made it a practice to help people transcend their self-imposed expectations to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, he has reflected deeply on where creativity comes from and where it does not, and has learned that being an artist is not about your specific output, but about your relationship with the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can expand that place. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.

The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a path we can all follow. It distills wisdom gathered from a lifetime of work into a luminous reading experience that brings the power to create moments—and lives—of joy and transcendence within reach of us all.