Summary of Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's Creative Quest

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#1 I have a vivid memory of my father playing records in our house when I was three years old. I remember being scared of the mouse trap that was next to the turntable, but I also remember being fascinated by the final synthesizer sound that played when the mouse’s neck was caught in the trap.

#2 I began to think about every record in the house as if it were more than just a record. They captured a time, and then they captured another time, when I remembered where I was and what I was doing when I heard them.

#3 Creativity is a fire that begins within your own head. It’s difficult to discuss creativity, because it’s a very individual thing. But you can start that fire by connecting with your own creative impulses.

#4 Everyone is born with some creative impulse, but it’s unevenly distributed within one individual. Creativity is unevenly distributed within different disciplines and times. We all have blind spots and creative areas where we wilt, but we also have bright spots and creative areas where we flourish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822517967

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I have a vivid memory of my father playing records in our house when I was three years old. I remember being scared of the mouse trap that was next to the turntable, but I also remember being fascinated by the final synthesizer sound that played when the mouse’s neck was caught in the trap.

#2

I began to think about every record in the house as if it were more than just a record. They captured a time, and then they captured another time, when I remembered where I was and what I was doing when I heard them.

#3

Creativity is a fire that begins within your own head. It’s difficult to discuss creativity, because it’s a very individual thing. But you can start that fire by connecting with your own creative impulses.

#4

Everyone is born with some creative impulse, but it’s unevenly distributed within one individual. Creativity is unevenly distributed within different disciplines and times. We all have blind spots and creative areas where we wilt, but we also have bright spots and creative areas where we flourish.

#5

A creative person is a person who creates. A creative person is a person who creates, and they are all creative people in some way. They just have to learn how to locate their ideas, how to execute them, and how to feel about them once they’re released into the world.

#6

Creativity is the personality that makes it possible for something new and valuable to be formed. For me, the personality is not always a positive one. It is positive only when it is allowed to operate creatively. Otherwise, it can be a drag.

#7

Einstein’s cigarette butts remind me of another component of creativity, which is that you have to pay attention. You have to watch the ground. I may be more guilty of this than other creatives, because I wonder whether I am really creative in the first place.

#8

Pay attention to seeds. Big ideas grow from those little things. Writers, artists, and chefs are people who are sensitive to words, color, and line. If you want to