Jim Martin is an American author, composer, musician, editor, photographer, and long-time Genesis fan living (like Dave) in Stuttgart Germany.

Jim and Dave chat about ex-pat identity, about Jim’s upbringing at a military school in the US, about the unpredictable multiplicity of the creative process, and about Jim’s musical theatrical directorial debut scheduled for later this year. They cover mortality, Alan Watts and Joseph Campbell, Zen Buddhism and Taoism, the slippery moral quandaries that emerge when one commits oneself to “going with the flow,” Irish poetry, Mrs. Dalloway, Genesis, Gustav Mahler, and more.

Tickets for Jim’s upcoming musical (“Die stumme Symphonie”), July 17–20, 2025 in Stuttgart

Jim’s Music Blog (with links to and stories about some of Jim’s favorite pieces of music)

Jim’s Recommendations:

John O'Donohue, “Eternal Echoes” (Book)

Virginia Woolf, “Mrs. Dalloway” (Novel)

David Myers, “Genesis on Piano” (Album/Performance)

Gustav Mahler, “Symphony No. 2” (Composition)

Gaea Schoeters, “Trophäe” (Novel)

Additional Recs:

Bill Moyers' interview series with Joseph Campbell

A summary of Campbell's teachings

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