Rick Rubin on taking communion with Johnny Cash and why goals can hurt creativity
![Rick Rubin says he feels like there is some creative energy behind the universe.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/06/gettyimages-869216472_wide-892e2bced3726d025ccdd7d0347c976c9d15f246.jpg?s=600)
Rick Rubin could have written about the music industry and insider stories. Instead, he spent eight years writing what is basically a spiritual text about making something meaningful.
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