This is a more developed version of the written article I brought out recently, now in beautiful audio with artist clips to provide more depth. I hope some people enjoy the work here - and if you’d prefer to see the video version, head over to the Creative Minds Youtube, where' the video will be launching today.

Thanks as always for being here,

Will

Can you help support this work? I believe Creative Minds is inherently more valuable if everyone can access everything for free. But I’m balancing building this and paying my bills, and need your help to keep growing this. I get messages every week from people who say my work is helping them move forward with their projects and feel better about their journey and wellbeing around their creative life. If you can support here, and you think this kind of work matters, please consider dropping me that help, and be part of the engine that allows me to continue this. Peace & speak soon, Will.

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Hey, and thanks for opening this one. I hope some people can enjoy this through the podcast now if they prefer too.

I just watched the interview back with Carlos, and I was inspired myself. He talks about surprising himself with his music, and approaching the creative journey with a positive mindset.

His journey with guitar started at 48, and he followed his passion for music into group learning and performance - both solo and with a band. Overall, just a great conversation. And please do go check out the songs we discuss at the end too.

https://app.boombox.io/app/playlists/cRJO4nBage8MqLlWN

Speak soon, and really hope you enjoy this one,

Will

Can you help support this work? I believe Creative Minds is inherently more valuable if everyone can access everything for free. But I’m balancing building this and paying my bills, and need your help to keep growing this. I get messages every week from people who say my work is helping them move forward with their projects and feel better about their journey and wellbeing around their creative life. If you can support here, and you think this kind of work matters, please consider dropping me that help, and be part of the engine that allows me to continue this. Peace & speak soon, Will.

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Hey,

And thanks for opening this one. I’m pushing to make this weekly here now and am super happy to see people listening along and getting value from these pieces.

IT’S HAPPENING - I have a specific focus for series 3 of the CM Conversations, and with your support and engagement here, I’ve been able to approach some really great organisations and companies that are facilitating and supporting creatives IRL.

Every review left on your chosen podcast platform, increases my weight when I approach someone to try and grab a conversation - so please do drop a review if you can.

Speak soon, and I hope some people get some value from this one,

Will

P.S. If you enjoyed this conversation with GOGO, come find the full video conversation and all the links here.

I believe CM is inherently more valuable if everyone can access everything for free. But I need your help to keep growing this. I get messages every week from people who say my work is helping them move forward with their projects and feel better about their journey and wellbeing around their creative life. If you can support here, and you think this kind of work matters, please consider dropping me that help, and be a part of the engine that allows me to continue this. Peace & speak soon, Will.

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Hey,

This is a more developed audio version of the popular newsletter post from earlier this month. I hope there’s no confusion when a similar titled piece drops in your email box, and please let me know if there was… I’ll find another way around next time.

Mostly, I just hope you dig what I’ve done with the written piece, when taking it into audio. And if you do enjoy this, please drop a like or let me know (it matters). I’m trying to diversify from Youtube at the moment, whilst continuing to serve the audience there, in order to allow me to create more interesting and varied work on Creative Minds in the future.

I hope this comes across, peace, and speak soon,

Will

The Creative Minds Podcast is beautiful thing, and it’s inherently better if it’s free for everyone. But doing this needs your help. If you have the money to support the work here for everyone who gets value from it, consider doing so. It matters.

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A lot of work & hustle to get this together, and listening to it this morning, I really enjoy how it all just fades into a simple and relaxed conversation between two people who really (really) like making things.

If you give this a chance, I think a lot of creatives will enjoy this one. And if you do enjoy it, go and check out the album, and consider sharing the conversation with a fellow maker/artist too.

Peace, and thanks as always for being around,

Will

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Hey, thanks for being here.

Today I bring you something new but old, the same… but a little different.

Go check out

https://www.youtube.com/@AnnaBucciarelli

And drop over to the episode website on Inside Creative Minds Newsletter for loads more links related to this material.

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This podcast covered my interview with Q Garçons from the CM Conversations. Dude is hungry and the energy is great to hear.

There’s also a little update here about my recent work with Universal Music, which has definitely been a move, and something that’s evolving in an interesting way…

If you wanna find more on Q Garçons, his work is below…

https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodshakespeare/

https://www.fvr.fan/qgarcons

Hope you enjoy this one, and thanks for being here -

Will

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The thoughts in this episode matter to me. And the conversation enclosed (along with so many of the conversations that are coming to my door at the moment) matters to me.

It’s been my own journey, especially over the last two years, to try and move away from being so individually obsessed with pushing forward certain creative goals, and start to realise that - when it comes to real satisfaction with the work, or hitting the best stuff in terms of meaning and impact - trying to live a good and whole life is going to

If you listen to the conversation with Ya Minko in this one, then you’ll undoubtedly be in these show notes, looking for links like -

Ya Minko’s Work -

Songs To Breakup With My Music Dreams To -

Oh, and I wanted to link the lecture with Hank Willis Thomas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWAJWibrcUU&t=197s

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I loved making this one. I’ve been going through my own ups and downs at the moment, nothing crazy, just standard being a human s**t. And this search to be more present throughout my day has been the tool and marker post to aim for in the future.

One of the joys of making this episode was to re-listen to the discussion I had with Maya about her creative practice. The links to her work are here if you want to check them out - and go drop a follow on the Instagram or say hi.

https://linktr.ee/luvnrework

https://www.instagram.com/riddlemebbyg

I thought I’d post the two interviews I mentioned in the podcast too. One with Little Simz -

And one with Pharrell -

Peace and love, and I hope you enjoy the episode,

Will

(Oh, and the painting I’ve used as a background for this episode is by Cy Tombly, and is called ‘Untitled - Bacchus Series’. I recently printed it out and stuck it in my living room - for people who watch the YT channel, you’ll catch it in the background of the next video…)

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Hey, hope you enjoy this one. Burn out is a classic topic for creatives, but recently, through my own experience, I've been re-understanding burn out and what it can mean in regards to issues of overthinking, self-doubt, and isolation.

Come check out the newsletter if you hear this and want loads more of these kind of discussions https://insidecreativeminds.substack.com/

Dr Rangan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyFwjvjuBPk&t=123s

David Speed: https://creativerebels.substack.com/

Tara Brach: https://www.tarabrach.com/

André 3000 Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uHh1x6gJ68&t=641s

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