On Bob Dylan and Creating an American Voice

“Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain.” — Bob Dylan Some artists are special. They open their mouths to speak and you can feel the universe resonating within their bones. You can hear the longing of thousands riding on their voices. You listen to their words and you see a mirror image of …

Trust the Process

There is a force that exists, and it’s called genius. Genius. It’s what moves artists, inspires thinkers, drives inventors, feeds the ones that shift the world. There are people who are good at what they do — skilled, adept, well-studied, even talented — and then there is genius. Genius is the speaker who can enthrall …