Double sided axe emblems red7/24/2023 From help rendered and fun shared, to others’ stories told and accomplishments uplifted-these adventure artists are out there creating new experiences and memories while simultaneously being inspired by everyone else out there doing the same thing. For a race that has built some of its reputation on snark and irreverence, the racers’ words and actions always reveal deep appreciation for their fellow adventurers respect and reverence and, yes, love for their competitors. Talk with any R2AKer, and one of the first things they’ll mention is the other teams. The people who chose to race to Alaska are adventure artists, inspired by other adventure artists from the past and the present. If there’s another boat race where the participants’ recipe calls for ten-parts love for every one-part competitive spirit, I’ve never heard of it. In the R2AK-spirit of relative facts, here’s something completely unverifiable and at least possibly true: every individual that has cast off the last dockline and set off for Ketchikan in Race to Alaska has done so more out of love and inspiration than of competition. That’s when the lightbulb went on about these ruminations and their relationship to R2AK racers. Of this, Rubin says, “They weren’t doing that out of competition, it was out of love and inspiration, and it was an upward spiral between them.” They go on to discuss the inspiration that ping-ponged between the Beatles and the Beach Boys-that The Beatles’ Rubber Soul inspired the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, which had the song “God Only Knows” that reportedly gave Paul McCartney the idea for The Beatles’ Sgt. Having a romanticized vision of an artist’s genre or tradition may allow you to create something new, because you see it from a different perspective than those closer to it.” Rubin continues in the interview, “The reason someone imitates someone else is because they love someone else… All of the music that gets made based on loving someone else’s music is a tribute to them.” Rubin was talking with Malcolm Gladwell about the creative process and his 2023 debut book, and Gladwell quoted a line of Rubin’s prose: “There are countless examples of imitation turning into legitimate innovation. There’s an R2AK point here, eventually… possibly…hopefully. “Wait, didn’t I click on the R2AK Daily Update?,” you’re asking yourself. Or perhaps it’s the understandable side-eye we dash at producers whose star seems to outshine those of some artists they are working with… Regardless, it was surprising when recently I heard him on a podcast and found myself nodding enthusiastically, “YASS.” Maybe it’s his fingerprints on the “evolution” of some artists toward mass consumption, and away from their most original and authentic songs and sounds. In spite of all that, I’ve been something of a Rick Rubin skeptic. A fella with the flowingest beard-mane, an ear for chart topping hits, a profoundly chill vibe, and a legacy of successful genre-obliterating partnerships with the likes of the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rage Against the Machine, and Johnny Cash…what’s not to like? Legendary music producer Rick Rubin seems like a pretty cool guy.
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