EP: 039 - Writing from a trance state, and music inspiration in ancient literature

"Think of your life as your ultimate work of art"

"Art is any way that we as humans interact with the world around us to make that world better."

"Perfect is easy. Art is hard"

Those are three quotes shared with us by our guest on this episode, Lane Abernathy. Lane is a songwriter and artist based out of Nashville, who writes songs inspired by the epic nature of human beings, and their stories of endurance.

And wow, this was truly an epic episode, friends...

Throughout this episode, Lane shares some incredible stories with us, that "fill up his well" (a concept Jon and Lane discuss in the second part of the show), and form the building blocks of his music.

Some stories, books, writers, and thought leaders Lane specifically points us to are:

• Ernest Shackleton/Voyage of Endurance documentary (part 1)
• Psychiatrist/philosopher/writer, Carl Jung
• The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Some other ideas Jon and Lane touch on are:

• Meditation techniques for finding your flow
• Spiritual habits to connect with your creativity
• Practical habits for productive writing
• The benefits of vulnerability
• Techniques for recording guitars
• Techniques for recording drums
• Techniques for recording vocals

Connect with Lane, check out more of his music, and subscribe to his email list via his website at http://laneabernathy.com

Listen now, and enjoy this episode that is SUPER PACKED! With tons of incredible tips for super human creative songwriting!

And as Jon mentioned on the show, here is the link to EP: 017 with Ernest Chapman, who shares some similar ideas around writing from a trance or meditative-type state.

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