The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Rick Rubin: What Jay-Z Did in 30 Minutes Left Me Speechless!

September 21, 2026·2h 46m·5-min readconversationalself improvement
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Rick Rubin reflects on a lifetime of creative work, emphasizing intuition, risk-taking, and self-expression over commercial logic. He argues that true creativity emerges from within, not from external validation, and that the most impactful art often defies convention.


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Rick Rubin

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Rick RubinJay-ZKanye WestJohnny CashTom PettyAdele

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The Creative Act: A Way of Beingby Rick Rubin

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EntrepreneurshipHip HopMeditationMusic IndustrySelf Improvement

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