by Ed Bell | Jul 21, 2015 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. MICHELANGELO Let’s put another common belief in the interrogation chamber: that talent is innate. That we’re either born with certain abilities, or at the very...
by Ed Bell | Jul 13, 2015 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
One common thought that goes through many creative artists’s minds is also one of the most destructive: ‘Who am I to put my work out into the world?’ That little voice that nags away saying ‘Don’t be too full of yourself. Why should you...
by Ed Bell | Jun 10, 2015 | The Creative Habit
So many young artists get comfortable defining themselves as the next someone else. ‘I want to be the next Taylor Swift.’ ‘I’m gonna be the new Jay Z.’ ‘I’m trying to be the next Michael Jackson.’ It’s painful 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 | May 16, 2015 | Inspiration, The Creative Habit
We don’t often acknowledge it, but as songwriters we’re entrepreneurs. We’re small business owners and that business is our work. We’re creating something from nothing with the aim of finding an audience to consume it. Seth Godin is an...
