{"id":9231,"date":"2024-10-31T20:48:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jon-batiste-the-quest-for-originality-how-to-get-unstuck-his-favorite-mantras-and-strategies-for-living-a-creative-life-775\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T20:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T00:48:59","slug":"jon-batiste-the-quest-for-originality-how-to-get-unstuck-his-favorite-mantras-and-strategies-for-living-a-creative-life-775","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/jon-batiste-the-quest-for-originality-how-to-get-unstuck-his-favorite-mantras-and-strategies-for-living-a-creative-life-775\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Batiste \u2014 The Quest for Originality, How to Get Unstuck, His Favorite Mantras, and Strategies for Living a Creative Life (#775)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jon Batiste \u2014 The Quest for Originality and How to Get Unstuck\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dy6nRYTsKH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jon Batiste <\/strong>(<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/jonbatiste\" rel=\"noopener\">@jonbatiste<\/a>) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and composer. His eighth studio album, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/jonbatiste\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Beethoven Blues<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is set for a November 15th release. This project marks the first installment in his solo piano series, showcasing Batiste\u2019s interpretations of Beethoven\u2019s iconic works, reimagined. <em>Beethoven Blues<\/em> follows Batiste\u2019s studio album <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/World-Music-Radio-Jon-Batiste\/dp\/B0C8TYDGG2\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>World Music Radio<\/em><\/a>, which received five Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Batiste is featured in Matthew Heineman\u2019s Netflix documentary, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81728930\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>American Symphony<\/em><\/a>. The film follows Batiste\u2019s journey, starting in early 2022, as he receives 11 Grammy nominations for his studio album <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/WE-ARE-Deluxe-Jon-Batiste\/dp\/B09CLBRFPB\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>We Are<\/em><\/a>. Amid this success, he faces the challenge of composing a symphony for Carnegie Hall while supporting his wife, bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/06\/01\/suleika-jaouad\/#content\">Suleika Jaouad<\/a>, who learns her cancer has returned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a composer, Batiste scored Jason Reitman\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iZ9O_tl5Npk?si=P06adNbFCb-AwQ-w\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Saturday Night<\/em><\/a>, now in theaters. The film depicts the chaotic 90 minutes before <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u2019s first broadcast in 1975, underscored by Batiste\u2019s blending of jazz, classical, and contemporary elements. He composed and produced the music live on set, capturing the intensity of the show\u2019s debut. Batiste appears in the film as Billy Preston, the show\u2019s first musical guest. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Batiste composed and performed music for the Disney\/Pixar film <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/browse\/entity-02a00d44-4607-4866-862f-9d260a8dbdca\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Soul<\/em><\/a>, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score alongside Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/ramp.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramp<\/a>\u00a0easy-to-use corporate cards, bill payments, accounting, and more; <a href=\"https:\/\/drinkag1.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AG1<\/a>\u00a0all-in-one nutritional supplement; and  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eightsleep.com\/tim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eight Sleep\u2019s Pod 4 Ultra<\/a>\u00a0sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/775-jon-batiste-the-quest-for-originality-how-to-get\/id863897795?i=1000675023494\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2m8D8RxyTyZuDOFFT1zFss?si=Y_WnKT3yTUGGFpP7Og5ZZw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes863897795\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overcast<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/castbox.fm\/channel\/id1059468?country=us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Castbox<\/a>,\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLuu6fDad2eJyWPm9dQfuorm2uuYHBZDCB\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Music<\/a>,\u00a0<strong><em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/9814f3cc-1dc5-4003-b816-44a8eb6bf666\/the-tim-ferriss-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/podcast\/The-Tim-Ferriss-Show\/B08K58QX5W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Audible<\/a>, or on your favorite podcast platform<\/em><\/strong><\/em>.<em> <\/em><\/strong><em><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dy6nRYTsKH4\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the interview on YouTube here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The transcript of this episode\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/10\/31\/jon-batiste-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be found here<\/a>. Transcripts of all episodes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2018\/09\/20\/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">can be found here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/775-jon-batiste-the-quest-for-originality-how-to-get\/id863897795?i=1000675023494\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/apple-podcast.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Apple Podcasts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2m8D8RxyTyZuDOFFT1zFss?si=Y_WnKT3yTUGGFpP7Og5ZZw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"167\" height=\"167\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes863897795\/the-tim-ferriss-show\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/overcast.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Overcast<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#775: Jon Batiste \u2014 The Quest for Originality, How to Get Unstuck, His Favorite Mantras, and Strategies for Living a Creative Life<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/1d414ff6-1a0c-4119-acef-6ecd27a20468\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"http:\/\/ramp.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ramp!<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Ramp is corporate card- and spend-management software designed to help you save time\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0put money back in your pocket. 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Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2024\/10\/30\/jon-batiste\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-97746\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Connect with <strong>Jon Batiste<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonbatiste.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonBatiste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JonBatisteMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jonbatiste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@jonbatiste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beethoven-Blues-Jon-Batiste\/dp\/B0DJ3K1214\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Beethoven Blues by Jon Batiste<\/strong> | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iZ9O_tl5Npk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday Night (Trailer) | Sony Pictures Entertainment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Soul-Jamie-Foxx\/dp\/B08X29HPQZ\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soul | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.japan.travel\/en\/experiences-in-japan\/5876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the World-Famous Hot-Spring Loving Snow Monkeys | Travel Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oki-islandguide.com\/specialfeatures\/ogimi-village-a-village-of-longevity-set-in-a-beautiful-natural-environment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ogimi Village \u2013 A Village of Longevity Set in a Beautiful Natural Environment | Okinawa Island Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/kurt-vonnegut-envelope-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kurt Vonnegut Once Told a Story About Buying One Envelope at a Time | Snopes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2023\/aug\/22\/jon-batiste-interview-new-album-world-music-radio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Batiste on His Awards Glory: \u2018Overnight a Lot of Stuff Changed\u2019 | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/10\/28\/andrew-zimmern-on-simple-cooking-tricks-developing-tv-and-addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Zimmern on Simple Cooking Tricks, Developing TV, and Addiction | The Tim Ferriss Show #40<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=524915523710\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jonathan Batiste &amp; The Stay Human Band \u2014 It\u2019s Alright with Me | Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yo7I9U5UcTs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casio SK-1: This Legendary Lo-Fi Sampler from 1986 Is Still Worth It | David Hilowitz Music<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tYuF0a4FX0o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Surprising Origins of the Running Man Dance! | Wehustle Clips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QGm6v9-1ZBU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Moonwalk | Mihran Kirakosian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universal-music.de\/jon-batiste\/videos\/freedom-live-from-the-64th-annual-grammy-awards-2022-551938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Batiste Performs Freedom Live from the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, 2022 | Universal Music Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moodycenteratx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Austin\u2019s #1 Music Venue | Moody Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlxXCBPBnus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Batiste and Stay Human Take Their Social Music to the Streets of New York City | Marc Millman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/06\/01\/suleika-jaouad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suleika Jaouad on Invaluable Road Trips, the Importance of a To-Feel List, and Finding Artistic Homes (#516) \u2013 The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Between-Two-Kingdoms-Suleika-Jaouad-ebook\/dp\/0399588582\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/11\/10\/janna-levin-how-to-survive-a-black-hole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Survive a Black Hole: Instructions and Other Brilliance from Astrophysicist Janna Levin \u2013 The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cityofkennergov\/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City of Kenner, LA | Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bm5q-vOv_xk&amp;t=3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Batiste Kids (Travis, Jamal, and Jon Batiste), 1994 | WWL TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwltv.com\/article\/news\/local\/orleans\/jon-batistes-family-shares-stories-about-his-childhood-rise-to-fame\/289-7e8ef415-c771-40e1-83cf-9d4933f28914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jon Batiste\u2019s Family Shares Stories About His Childhood, Rise to Fame | WWL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juilliard.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cultivating Artistry | The Juilliard School<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/pneumonia\/expert-answers\/walking-pneumonia\/faq-20058530\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walking Pneumonia: What Does It Mean? | Mayo Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/insightla.org\/the-true-measures-of-greatness\/#:~:text=The%20Drum%20Major%20Instinct%20is,lived%20a%20life%20worth%20living.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The True Measures of Greatness | InsightLA Meditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Awareness-Opportunities-Reality-Anthony-Mello\/dp\/0385249373\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony de Mello | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2015\/12\/06\/jamie-foxx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jamie Foxx on Workout Routines, Success Habits, and Untold Hollywood Stories | The Tim Ferriss Show #124<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/songs-of-america\/articles-and-essays\/musical-styles\/popular-songs-of-the-day\/blues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blues | The Library of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/happybluesman.com\/blues-scale-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Beginner\u2019s Guide to the Blues Scale | Happy Bluesman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ratatouille-Patton-Oswalt\/dp\/B0060D16VI\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ratatouille | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[00:06:46] Is the secret to long life embracing the mundane?<\/li>\n<li>[00:09:28] The gift of mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>[00:10:21] Why did Jon wait until he was 10 to speak?<\/li>\n<li>[00:12:51] How music and performance entered the picture.<\/li>\n<li>[00:13:36] An early exercise in winning over the room.<\/li>\n<li>[00:15:08] Choosing the personal facets that art expresses.<\/li>\n<li>[00:16:57] From a disappointing grade school performance to the Grammys.<\/li>\n<li>[00:21:44] Cultivating suspense and shifting modes of creative expression.<\/li>\n<li>[00:27:24] When perspective drives motivation more than stakes.<\/li>\n<li>[00:32:14] Spiritual practice and grounding mantras.<\/li>\n<li>[00:40:29] Surrender, acceptance, and growth through health challenges.<\/li>\n<li>[00:43:37] The fuzzy line between blessing and curse.<\/li>\n<li>[00:46:40] Growing up bullied as the \u201cleast talented\u201d in a musical family.<\/li>\n<li>[00:52:50] Jon\u2019s visionary mother guided him toward piano.<\/li>\n<li>[00:55:23] Parental support for Jon\u2019s relocation to New York City.<\/li>\n<li>[00:56:15] Serious setbacks that almost made Jon quit Juilliard and music altogether.<\/li>\n<li>[01:00:37] Jon\u2019s advice to a younger musician enduring a similar path of hardships.<\/li>\n<li>[01:03:11] How Jon owns what comes his way rather than allowing it to overwhelm him.<\/li>\n<li>[01:07:30] Cultivating generosity without being drained.<\/li>\n<li>[01:09:32] Jon\u2019s billboard is invisible \u2014 but with deep posts.<\/li>\n<li>[01:11:47] My rough draft of five deep handfuls.<\/li>\n<li>[01:18:21] Jon\u2019s answer in musical improv.<\/li>\n<li>[01:25:42] Jon\u2019s upcoming album: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Beethoven-Blues-Jon-Batiste\/dp\/B0DJ3K1214\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Beethoven Blues<\/em> (with bonus blues tutorial)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>[01:39:09] Taking the hypotenuse to catharsis and other Parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE JON BATISTE QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cTake your time to find the prize. There\u2019s no rush. Pace yourself.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cMistakes are amazing. Mistakes are brilliant. It\u2019s a gift to go about your day and for something, either a mistake or something that you didn\u2019t plan, an interruption, some seeming calamity happening that allows for you to not only respond but to create.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen I was in college, my band and I would go in the subway and we would play for people. We wouldn\u2019t ask for money. We wouldn\u2019t busk. We would just play concerts for people who weren\u2019t expecting a concert to just get to the point where we were fearless about presenting art.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou have to understand what is it that\u2019s yearning to be expressed within you. Even if you\u2019re dreadfully afraid of it, you can have something within that seems so far away from the reality of your current state that it couldn\u2019t possibly be for you in your mind. And every fiber of your being is telling you, \u2018This isn\u2019t what I should be pursuing. This isn\u2019t who I am.\u2019 That\u2019s the one right there.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI love to create these pockets of suspense, these pockets of pressurized creativity or pressurized experience that lead me to discovery, that [push] me forward. And I think about things that are not music, like cinema or \u2014 there are so many things that are not connected to the actual craft that I draw from much, much, much more than actually thinking about the inspiration of music and the fruit of the craft itself.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s something about life. There\u2019s a truth. There\u2019s something about going through the fire that is so required and something about suffering that is so essential. This idea that we are meant to run from pain or run from difficult things and find the most leisurely and completely frictionless existence possible is such a lie.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c[Musical improvisation] feels like you are traveling. You\u2019re moving, and your hand is telling you, \u2018This is what I want to play.\u2019 And as you play it, you\u2019re seeing all the colors, and you\u2019re hearing the sound. It starts to tell you, \u2018Now I want to go here.\u2019 And then sometimes it\u2019s telling you things that you don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBlues is an allegory for the human condition in sound. It\u2019s a musical allegory that exists within the context of a cultural movement.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf you don\u2019t live it and it\u2019s not a part of you, it\u2019s not going to come out of the instrument. What we play is life. What we create is life.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI don\u2019t actually believe that failure exists. It\u2019s not that it\u2019s necessarily for your own good, but failure doesn\u2019t exist. There\u2019s opportunity for you to take something from the experience.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOn stage you have to present yourself in a way that is amplifying aspects of what\u2019s inside. And ultimately, you have a decision to make as a performer to decide how far between who you actually are and who you\u2019ve created to project on the stage.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s a constellation of inspiration that crosses so many spectrums of society, and I can\u2019t access it if I play by these rules.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen I don\u2019t have inspiration or I have a block, I do nothing. I live. And it\u2019s absolutely because of the deeper inspiration that I\u2019m blessed to feel. I feel it\u2019s been cultivated. I\u2019m connected to it, and I know it\u2019s real, and it doesn\u2019t have to greet me every day. I know it\u2019s there.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Jon Batiste<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIOEND<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/disney.fandom.com\/wiki\/Anton_Ego\" rel=\"noopener\">Anton Ego<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimi_Hendrix\" rel=\"noopener\">Jimi Hendrix<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jasonreitman\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Reitman<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billy_Preston\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Preston<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trent_Reznor\" rel=\"noopener\">Trent Reznor<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atticus_Ross\" rel=\"noopener\">Atticus Ross<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurt_Vonnegut\" rel=\"noopener\">Kurt Vonnegut<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/10\/28\/andrew-zimmern-on-simple-cooking-tricks-developing-tv-and-addiction\/\">Andrew Zimmern<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CyOMpKHunE8\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\">Molly Ferriss<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Michael_Jackson\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Jackson<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mchammer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MC Hammer<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jemelmcwilliams.com\/about\" rel=\"noopener\">Jemel McWilliams<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/08\/10\/tony-robbins-on-achievement-versus-fulfillment\/\">Tony Robbins<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2021\/06\/01\/suleika-jaouad\/\">Suleika Jaouad<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alfredhitchcock.com\/life\" rel=\"noopener\">Alfred Hitchcock<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2020\/11\/10\/janna-levin-how-to-survive-a-black-hole\/\">Janna Levin<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thebatistefamily.com\/about\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Batiste<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamallpro\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamal Batiste<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tromboneshorty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Troy \u201cTrombone Shorty\u201d<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tromboneshorty\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrews<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CcT5uf4D7cD\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon\u2019s Family<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anthony_de_Mello_(Jesuit_priest)\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony de Mello<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/06\/18\/jamie-foxx-part-2-bringing-the-thunder\/\">Jamie Foxx<\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ludwig_van_Beethoven\" rel=\"noopener\">Ludwig van Beethoven<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than one billion downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. 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