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Giving myself permission to create, by Hrishikesh Hirway
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Giving myself permission to create, by Hrishikesh Hirway

Meditative Story · WaitWhat

June 30, 202235m 25s

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Show Notes

On his podcast and TV show Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway digs deep into the creative process of legendary songwriters. But before Hrishikesh becomes a podcast creator, he's a working musician himself … who finds his ability to create being slowly drained away by self-doubt. He stumbles into a case of songwriter’s block that lasts him nearly seven years. Today, Hrishikesh shares the story of how he gets drawn back into creating music through an unexpected collaboration.

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