#775: Jon Batiste — The Quest for Originality, How to Get Unstuck, His Favorite Mantras, and Strategies for Living a Creative Life

Jon Batiste (@jonbatiste) is a five-time Grammy
Award-winning and Academy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and
composer. His eighth studio album, Beethoven
Blues, is set for a November 15th release.


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Timestamps:


[00:00] Introduction 


[06:46] Is the secret to long life embracing the mundane?


[09:28] The gift of mistakes.


[10:21] Why did Jon wait until he was 10 to speak?


[12:51] How music and performance entered the picture.


[13:36] An early exercise in winning over the room.


[15:08] Choosing the personal facets that art expresses.


[16:57] From a disappointing grade school performance to the
Grammys.


[21:44] Cultivating suspense and shifting modes of creative
expression.


[27:24] When perspective drives motivation more than stakes.


[32:14] Spiritual practice and grounding mantras.


[40:29] Surrender, acceptance, and growth through health
challenges.


[43:37] The fuzzy line between blessing and curse.


[46:40] Growing up bullied as the "least talented" in a musical
family.


[52:50] Jon's visionary mother guided him toward piano.


[55:23] Parental support for Jon's relocation to New York City.


[56:15] Serious setbacks that almost made Jon quit Juilliard and
music altogether.


[01:00:37] Jon's advice to a younger musician enduring a similar
path of hardships.


[01:03:11] How Jon owns what comes his way rather than allowing
it to overwhelm him.


[01:07:30] Cultivating generosity without being drained.


[01:09:32] Jon's billboard is invisible — but with deep posts.


[01:11:47] My rough draft of five deep handfuls.


[01:18:21] Jon's answer in musical improv.


[01:25:42] Jon's upcoming album: Beethoven Blues (with bonus
blues tutorial).


[01:39:09] Taking the hypotenuse to catharsis and other Parting
thoughts.


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