This is an episode about how acting on dumb ideas in the studio can be just the thing to get you out of artist's block or help you make a big change. Get ready for some choice bon mots from the likes of Weird Al Yankovic, Laurie Anderson, William Kentridge and others on the sage subject of being open to studio stupidity.
Mentions: Weird Al Yankovic, Laurie Anderson, William Kentridge, Jack Whitten, Epictetus, Susan Sontag, Mister T, Twyla Tharp
Writings mentioned:
https://brooklynrail.org/2022/06/art/Laurie-Anderson-with-Paul-D-Miller/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/magazine/laurie-anderson.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/17/podcasts/the-daily/laurie-anderson.html
https://screencrush.com/weird-al-yankovic-interview/
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/08/13/his-own-wavelength/
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life by Twyla Tharp
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