I’ve spent the greater part of my musical journey surrounded by the obsession of trying to come up with “original” ideas.

I mean, that’s how it works right? Songwriters don’t want to get sued with an accidental copyright infringement and backing-musicians are constantly trying to come up with ways to stand out from the hordes of others trying to land the same gig.

The problem is, constantly obsessing about whether my ideas are “original” or not is one of the fastest ways to take me out of the moment, stop listening to myself, and ensures that the mystical flow of ideas is almost certainly shut off.

Maybe, instead of obsessing if it’s “original” or not… maybe the goal is to simply cultivate as many great ideas as possible. But how the hell do I go about doing that? Enter: David Lynch. One of the most creative and original artists of our time.

On today’s Daily Guinness, I share some of his thoughts on where ideas come from and how to “catch” as many as possible.

David Lynch Audio Curtesy of: BAMorg & The Atlantic