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    Creative Quest
    Creative Quest
    Creative Quest
    Audiobook8 hours

    Creative Quest

    Written by Questlove

    Narrated by Questlove, Fred Armisen, Tariq Trotter and

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    GRAMMY NOMINEE

    This unique, boundary pushing audiobook features original music by Questlove and members of The Roots with vocal guest appearances from Fred Armisen, Tariq Trotter, Dion Flynn, Robin Thede, ""Suga"" Steve Mandel, Norm MacDonald, Ludo Lefebvre, and Molly Kelly.

    Questlove - musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore - shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life.

    In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he's heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise listeners and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics - what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture - all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story.

    Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he's learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D'Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Björk, and others, Questlove speaks with the candor and enthusiasm that fans have come to expect. Creative Questis many things - above all, a wise and wide-ranging conversation around the eternal mystery of creativity.

     

    Editor's Note

    Explore your creativity…

    Questlove is one of the most creative artists working today. With “Creative Quest,” he not only reveals his own creative journey, but invites the reader along for the ride.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateApr 24, 2018
    ISBN9780062797940
    Author

    Questlove

    Questlove is a six-time Grammy Award–winning musician, Academy Award–winning filmmaker, drummer, DJ, producer, director, culinary entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, cofounder of the Roots, and the musical director for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where the Roots serves as the house band. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Mo’ Meta Blues, Creative Quest, Music Is History, and his first children’s book series, The Rhythm of Time, as well as the James Beard Award–nominated somethingtofoodabout, Mixtape Potluck, and the Grammy-nominated audiobooks Creative Quest and Music Is History. Questlove made his directorial debut with the Academy Award–, Grammy Award–, and BAFTA Award–winning documentary film Summer of Soul, which broke the record for the highest-selling documentary to come out of the Sundance Film Festival. Questlove is a cofounder of Two One Five Entertainment. He is the publisher of AUWA Books, an imprint of MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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    • 2/5
      An 8 hour book is a tad long. I wouldn't recommend.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      im not into the me me when it comes to creativity ways. i Don’t need your history. need to see what your logic or equations is not your childhood. youre taking tooooo long. and keep saying i’ll get u there. not waiting for last chapter

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Inspirational. Takeaway - think less, do more, go with the flow, and most importantly - listen.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      At first I thought this would be a light-hearted listen to appease my musical and artistic “alter-ego.” By the end, this book successfully bridged the gap into my life as a business-owner and author, and creative human being. He didn’t just explain ideas, he told us and illustrated it in his own life. Most people just preach. Quest actually told us his story and it is so powerful. This is a guy who is successful on so many levels, and it is so great to see his insight into success. The audio itself is filled with positivity and creativity. I loved it and it was way more influential to me than I thought it would be. My wife, incidentally, couldn’t stand listening to it for more than 2 minutes, lol, but for me this was a really good. Warning: I now can’t get “Goodbye Victoria” out of my head.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book is remarkable. It's a practical textbook that every creative should keep close it is also an inspirational spark to never stop pursuing each of your creative horizons.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      every creative (no matter your medium) should intently listen to every word and beat and breath within this audiobook! Incredibly insightful and very comforting for every artist, starving or not.
    • 5/5
      So well read and produced. Really enjoyed the flow too. The added audio edits and sound effects bring it to life! Showcasing creativity in the process of just learning about creativity. Definitely going to revisit this gem ? Now all other audiobooks seem kinda average in building a captivating narrative, maybe the producers should read this book ?
    • 5/5
      Quizas es el mejor libro sobre creatividad que he leido. Especialmente por la variedad de enfoques y el trabajo recopilado. Me llevo a repreguntarme muchas cosas, generar nuevos habitos creativos y aprender cosas nuevas. 100% recomendado.
    • 5/5
      Quest love is a humble Don, great person Al experiences and others create an interesting rather than tedious science based assessment of the subject of creativity... 5 stars
      Rip Van smizzle
    • 5/5
      Great ideas and advice, filled with personal anecdotes from a very creative life.