by Ed Bell | Dec 18, 2017 | Cool Stuff, Inspiration
One of the big ideas I write about a lot is that songwriting isn’t just about songwriting. Songwriting is about life, because art is about life. You have to be good at being a person before you can be good at being a songwriter. It’s an idea I come back to...
by Ed Bell | May 29, 2015 | Cool Stuff, The Creative Habit
I never let my schooling interfere with my education. MARK TWAIN A wonderful education is a wonderful thing. The more we know, the more possibilities open up. The more we train our minds, the more we can do with them. But sometimes education becomes schooling. It...
by Ed Bell | Mar 27, 2015 | Cool Stuff, The Creative Habit
Being an innovator means taking risks. Saying yes. Being unpredictable. Being carefree. Being stupid. No-one worth caring about will remember you for your creative failures. But one major success and you’re a hit. The lesson? Fail big and fail often. Put your...
by Ed Bell | Mar 5, 2015 | Cool Stuff, The Creative Habit
Ira Glass is the host of the radio show This American Life. Filmmaker Daniel Sax took the audio from one of his most important interviews and turned it into The Gap, this beautiful and inspiring video. Here it is, dedicated to “Everyone in doubt. Especially for...
