Whose Voice is in Your Head?
I still apply principles today that were first introduced to me in my teens by my friend Tyrone. Amazingly, he understood things at 14...
What Color is Tuesday?
What color is Tuesday? What color is your life? What melody corresponds to that? Art is an interpretation of our experience, of the world...
The Art of Receiving
People often ask me to explain the meaning behind something in the book. But their guess is probably as good as mine. (Inspiration is a...
Finding the Artist in Yourself
Occasionally, people ask me what it’s like being a creative person. The question is often accompanied by a look of bewilderment. The...
Lighting the Fire
William Butler Yeats said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” The Backstage Man would certainly agree....
The Inner Voice
I think everybody has an inner voice. The difference between folks we think of as "creative" and others is that creative people listen to...
