In this episode of The Creative Life Podcast, I talk with singer-songwriter-blogger, Amanda Palmer about how she juggles her music, activism, writing and new baby. Amanda tells us about protecting her son from social norms and nurturing his creative curiosity. She also shares with us the difference between her creative process as a songwriter and live music performer compared with that of her creative process when writing a book.
“The first stop on turning people onto your art is show people your art.” – Amanda Palmer
And on technology and mindfulness Amanda Palmer says:
“The most important thing about doing anything with a second screen, whether it’s a creative project, or watching a piece of media, watching a film, being with a friend and having your screen, is you have to be able to do it mindfully. You have to be able to know that you are in control and able to shut the screen off and be with yourself and by yourself when needed.”
AMANDA PALMER SHOW NOTES: How motherhood has affected Amanda’s online writing Gypsy lifestyle Sharing and monetizing your art using Patreon Second screen songwriting The people behind the book “The Art Of Asking” On recording, mixing and mastering her songs Growing up On building an audience and how to harness a platform like Patreon Maria Popova of BrainPickings Doing what inspires you each day Favorite Tools: Moleskine Notebook Favorite Book: Dropping Ashes on the Buddha by Seung Sahn Favorite Record: In The Airplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk HotelJoin James's Facebook fans: https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor
This is The Creative Life, James Taylor's weekly YouTube show.
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ABOUT JAMES
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As a creativity expert Taylor is a frequent guest speaker at universities and international conferences. He has given keynotes and talks at Apple, Subscription Site Summit in San Francisco, the British Music Show in the UK and at several universities across Europe including University of Dundee in Scotland and University of Macerata in Italy. He is often called upon by media outlets to give his views on trends in creativity and innovation. He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Columbus Dispatch, STV, Business Insider and San Jose Mercury News as well as featured on BBC TV and being the subject of a 30minute program on his life for BBC Radio Scotland. As a host on shows about creativity and innovation he has interviewed legendary investor Maynard Webb (Yahoo.com, eBay.com & Salesforce.com board member) and New York Times best-selling writers Chris Guillebeau ($100 Startup), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), Brand Cooper (The Lean Entrepreneur) and Ryan Holiday (Trust Me I’m Lying). James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (FRSA).
Meet James at http://www.JamesTaylor.me
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE LIFE
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The Creative Life is a weekly self-improvement show full of #motivation, #inspiration, and #creativity strategies with creativity speaker and author James Taylor.
The Creative Life blog can be read at: http://www.jamestaylor.me
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