As his new book The Creative Act: A Way of Being is published, the legendary Def Jam founder and producer sits down with Jefferson Hack to discuss living a creative life and his storied music career
JH: Amazing that you kept up that practice. So much of the book talks about belief. What does Rick Rubin believe in? RR: I’m completely open-minded to the idea that anything is possible. And I disbelieve a lot of things that are accepted as truth. I’m always questioning authority and I’m open to the most extreme fringe ideas. I think good ideas tend to come from the edges.
The combination of how groovy the rhythm section was, and the power of Adele’s voice was so funky, and so thick the excitement on the floor in the room with the musicians was electric. I remember, we were doing The Cure song I Will Always Love You. Adele wanted to do a cover and I remembered there was a threat at one point of me doing a bossa nova album with Barbra Streisand.
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