“Sometimes you may be doing something that isn’t there – there is no honest feeling and it’s not relevant and it doesn’t work – but sometimes if you are getting criticized you may be doing something right simply by virtue of the fact that you are getting someone to think. It’s not always best to be loved. Sometimes it’s good to be hated because you have done something that got under their skin.”

http://the-talks.com/interviews/nicolas-cage/

Nicolas Cage: “Sometimes it’s good to be hated”

This month’s episode welcomes British producer Leon @Vynehall. After a start DJing around the UK, Leon’s focus shifted to production as he released his debut EP Music for the Uninvited, and a widely acclaimed first album on Ninja Tune called Nothing in Still. Inspired by his grandparents emigration from the UK to New York, Nothing is Still also included a novella and a set of short films, an entire world crafted from the seed of the music. His second and much loved album Rare Forever, however, focused inwards, as Leon explored his own identity, capability, and ambition; although it lacks a traditional narrative, Leon himself became the protagonist. With Rare Forever as a jumping off point, Leon and I explore his journey in self-acceptance, his growth as an artist, and how to thrive from failure as well as success. 

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Music: 
"Duofade" - Leon Vynehall (2024)
"Ecce! Ego!" - Leon Vynehall (2021)
"Drinking it in Again (Chapter IV) - Leon Vynehall (2018)


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Pat Steir: "That's my business, the way colours interact when they're on a canvass together or when they're out the window together or when they're on your dress together. Color affects me."

http://the-talks.com/interview/pat-steir/

Artist Pat Steir on colour

Nicola Formichetti: "I had a moment of craziness for a bit! But then I started thinking more clearly, and I realized that at the same time, I'm still getting lots of positive reactions. So I started meeting my fans and followers. That was beautiful."

http://the-talks.com/interview/nicola-formichetti/

Nicola Formichetti: "I had a moment of craziness for a bit!"

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