The Creative Act - Rick Rubin

The Creative Act

By Rick Rubin

  • Release Date: 2023-01-17
  • Genre: Self-Improvement
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 308 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestseller.

"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment.” —Anne Lamott

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.


I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” —Rick Rubin

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn’t, he has learned that being an artist isn’t about your specific output, it’s about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone’s life, and everyone can make that place larger. 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 road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.

Reviews

  • A work of art…we are all creators

    5
    By Len P at Next Sparc
    Amazing amazing book…beautifully written…will read many times in the future.
  • The Creative Act

    3
    By asanders35
    It became laborious at points in time
  • Nourishment for the creative soul

    5
    By Vanessa Svancara
    I have only read this once but I know I will always come back to it, as a reminder of who I am as a creative human.
  • A wise book you must read

    5
    By Mescalon
    Un libro lleno de sabiduría que motiva a seguir en el proceso creativo que uno lleva adentro. Excelente!!
  • The Creator’s Handbook - A Book For Everyone

    5
    By ItsDiode
    An amazing book that is essential for understanding the creative process and what it means to be an artist. How to overcome things too. I would highly recommend every artist of every type to read this book. In fact, I would recommend everyone to read this book. Everyone is creative and I think this book can really help everyone. Rick Rubin did an amazing job with this book. Such a great book to revisit or flip to a random page on and read. Just the right amount of information. It’s artfully written. A really wonderful read or listen. Thank you.
  • The Creative Act

    1
    By Seaboard2028
    I could only read the first 26 pages. Whereupon I received a notice that I had finished the book. There seems to be no way to get beyond this point. Nor is there any way I can find to report the problem. A great disappointment.
  • This should be a required reading

    5
    By yoshv001
    I really enjoyed reading this! What Rick explores can help anyone who takes an idea from inception to completion. I thought this was thorough, organized, palatable, and engaging.
  • Creativity

    5
    By ophorror
    Just keep going; when time or death is solved will creativity be the only thing left
  • Seminal

    5
    By Thebhgroove
    One of the most important books on creativity I’ve ever read.
  • Book

    5
    By woo vito
    Nice