Mason Currey appears in the following:
Coffee, Deadlines and Bathroom Habits: The Odd and Interesting 'Daily Rituals' of Artists
Friday, June 28, 2013
A new book called “Daily Rituals: How Artists Work" offers a glimpse into the mundane daily lives of some of the world's most productive and creative people, from Mozart to John Updike to Maya Angelou. Author Mason Currey shares some of the habits held by musicians and composers -- from drug use to rigid writing timetables -- and guest host (and singer-songwriter) Erin McKeown talks about her own creative schedule.
Do you have certain habits or routines that aid your creativity? Leave us a voicemail at 866 939 1612, or write a comment below.
Guest Host Erin McKeown's 'Daily Rituals'; A Black Sabbath Primer; The Handsome Family Live
Friday, June 28, 2013
In this episode: Guest host and musician Erin McKeown discusses the daily routines and schedules of artists like George Gershwin, Steve Reich, Gertrude Stein and Ludwig van Beethoven with author Mason Currey, whose new book is called "Daily Rituals: How Artists Work."
Plus: Writer and so-called "Sabbathologist" Steve Smith gives Erin McKeown a lesson in Black Sabbath 101, after the band's new album 13 was the number one album in the country last week.
And: The Handsome Family -- led by the husband and wife duo of Brett and Rennie Sparks -- have been making their idiosyncratic Americana for more than twenty years. The band visits us in the studio to play songs from their latest album, called Wilderness.
Daily Rituals
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Mason Currey describes the daily rituals of Andy Warhol, John Updike, Twyla Tharp, Benjamin Franklin, William Faulkner, Jane Austen, and other other great minds. In Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, he describes the routines that enable novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians to do the work they love to do.
Do you have daily rituals that help you get your work done? Share them—leave a comment below!
Creative Daily Rituals and Getting to Work
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
From Frank Lloyd Wright's procrastination to Beethoven's bathing regimen, Mason Currey, author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and the Daily Routines blog, talks about what he's found about how creative people set routines.
In the studio: @masoncurrey discussing the daily routines of creative-types. His routine? Getting up very early. twitter.com/BrianLehrer/st…
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) April 30, 2013
