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Creative Quest

by Questlove

Creativity as a practice of learning and connection

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of 2018

    Named a most anticipated book of 2018 by Publishers Weekly.

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Creativity as a practice of learning and connection

Questlove brings together reflections from his own career and lessons gathered from fellow creators to examine how creative work develops. The book considers originality and inspiration alongside practical questions: finding mentors, learning through apprenticeship, building a creative network, and responding to criticism and success. Its perspective draws on a career spanning music and other cultural ventures, while also addressing pressures and pitfalls of contemporary culture. The result is a guide to thinking about where creativity comes from and how relationships, experience, and sustained attention can shape it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People seeking reflections on creativity and originality across different kinds of work.
  • Readers interested in mentorship, apprenticeship, and creative collaboration.
  • Questlove fans curious about the ideas and experiences behind his creative life.

Themes

Creativity and originalityMentorship and apprenticeshipCreative collaboration and networksCriticism, success, and contemporary culture

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Book overview

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2018 BY Esquire - PopSugar - The Huffington Post - Buzzfeed - Publishers Weekly

A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove--inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative life

Questlove--musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore--shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life.

In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he's heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise readers and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics--what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture--all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story.

Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he's learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D'Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Bj

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