I’m on suboxone, I got clean off heroin and meth but it’s like I’ve traded one addiction for a legal and supervised addiction. It’s definitely made it harder on my creative process, cause I’m constantly afraid of how I’m going to feel once I’ve tapered off of it and living life without any substance keeping me from those feelings of withdrawal

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I've always admired how to you're able to directly point out creative challenges that by their very nature, are difficult to capture and explain. I am in a 9-5 that is excellent financially, but leaves no time for creativity. But you explained so well, that by re-framing the limits of my 9-5, I can actually turn it into an structure of creativity. Also, I love the little smiles when you were talking to the camera, for me they showed a warmth and 'knowingness' of the topic first hand. Like someone who is giving you advice and smiling as they remember themselves struggling with the very thing they're giving advice about.

video really hits home as always mate 👏 i find introversion to be both the main source of inspiration and also the main road block most of the time. is a tricky one but it’s the nature of the beast i guess

0:02 that interviewer is the source of my anger

A lot of performers are surprisingly introverted and they end up using drugs to cope with the attention they wanted but didn’t know how to recieve. Ultimately they just enjoyed playing and making music but there’s a whole host of other things that come with being successful.

Would you consider weed in the same category as “drugs” though? It’s obviously A drug- but would it have a notable effect on your work / art as it would when off it ?

also things u learn when high are recalled when high, so if u are sober it becomes difficult to recall the things you learn when high. If u do it all the time. It depends what it is. But yeah people say if you enjoy the things you do don't do them at work or else you will just end up forced to do them in order to work and then it's no longer being done for fun and that's one of the common ways people end up with drug addictions they can't curb.

artists become egotistical and delusional on drugs. U risk dependency if u see results on drugs and then u can't enjoy the work without drugs, because you thought you were on the highest level but u have to get there by hard work...

ive replaced drugs with overwork i had a real bad xanax issue and after awhile the pills where getting pressed with fent, but i quit pills in 2018 and occasionally smoke weed

I have been constantly using substances everyday for who knows how long i can remember (LSD and weed were my go to). This year I started making webcomics with an arist (I the writer) and I did an experiment where I did 10 days sober and man, did I realise how much I was slowing myself down by using drugs. I started using again after those 10 days and I i noticed my artist partner asking more often "Hey did you get this done?" or "When will you send the next story?" These questions appeared more often and it made it SUPER CLEAR that I was slowing myself and us as a team down. It was like we were both on this creative marathon and i would stop to take breaks. Drugs to me were like sprinting, you get a good boost, but for a marathon they just slowed me down. I have been sober for 29 days now and it has been sooooo good for me creatively. We have a comic done every Friday and i'm proud of the work we've been doing, compared to some of the work we did when I was high and feeling rushed. FOR ME being sober again (most i've been since i was a teen) has done me wonders. Also if anyone wants to checkout the comics: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-children-of-ito-/list?title_no=997893&webtoon-platform-redirect=true

I know you know this just to give you some strength of wisdom keep going I really and like most appreciate you for doing this 💯🙏🏽🔥👏❤️

Thank you

Please read Gabor Maté's book "the myth of normal". It really helps to understand the concepts of sensitivity, addiction and trauma fully. Definitely a life changing book

your thoughts expressed at the beginning are very fair and relevant.

It’s about sobriety, not mental health. Those companies not sponsoring should be ashamed of them selves

Good ad choice. I downloaded it immediately when u showed it before you even explained more

When I was on "that", I thought that's when I created my best art. Now, years later, I realize I was just aggrandizing the idea of the tortured artist and didn't create anything at all.

I love this style of video 🙌🏾

Everyone in the comment should go outside

jpeg mafia is a r8pist; stop featuring it.

"I understand it now"

17:37 this interviewer is such a clown

Can I please have the song that plays after each and every interview 🙏🏽

So grateful you mentioned the “lock in” perspective, I feel like I am a living experiment and I’m excited to allow myself time to bloom and let life flow the way it’s going rather than “gripping for control” like you mentioned

Do You truly want to help people or You want bread? Stop streaming, don’t make a private group, and go enjoy Your Life. Simple! 😉

Nice video man, inspiring.

thanks so much for putting this together! super inspirational... also nice to listen to thoughts of artists you never listen to

As an introvert, it’s hard for me to want to be in the spotlight and share my talents with everyone if it’s through live performances or social media. I feel like I have to work twice as hard as some of my peers in order to feel equally as comfortable. I know I’m talented, it’s just hard to show it sometimes and it’s scary because I would hate for those talents to go to waste due to my own anxiety.

Accounts like this are needed

It feels like being in a box that I can’t get out of … I want to leave it but at the same time it don’t seem like there’s anything better on the outside of the box but I still want to leave 😂😂😂😂😂

Really appreciate your brain, and am so happy to see the much deserved growth of your channel. Much love bro

Fu k to creative minds ❤️

I've listened to all of these artists bar SW at some point, Sampha being the one that resonates the most. And i think the idea of a quiet kind of sensitivity being powerful is really helpful for me. Other artists that i feel bonded to in this way are Fiona Apple, Mitski and Janet Jackson, such gentle forces that still have a lot to say, and don't allow themselves to be swayed into pleasing.

What was Tyler saying?

I spend so much time thinking or doing for others that i forget that i deservse time too. So i try to balance whenever i can without being too isolated.

Love what Anthony and Little Simz are saying. As an introvert, I was pleasantly surprised to discover how much I love teaching. It's my version of going on stage and I find it incredibly easy. I don't like when others quickly assume introverts don't like people. For me, its more about the place where I feel most authentic

Thank you for reposting other youtube videos.

Amazing video!! Love your channel mate

thank you, this helps

As the years go by, I've become more and more insular. Seems correlated with the amount of time I dedicate to my creative pursuits.

I found it strang how i often felt i lacked empathy and human connection with people, gatherings, even with close friends at points. But i feel like my photography reflects all my emtions i didnt know i had. It makes me feel like this path makes me selfish and over bearing in a way.

I can relate to everyone about how "shyness" was always attached to introverted individuals. It takes on a sort of negative connotation which makes us feel like something is wrong with but growing up, I can say I've learned to appreciate and understand how introverted I am. Being introverted just means being very comfortable and at peace with yourself and your space allowing you to become more intimate with the things that you love and are passionate about which I think is something very sacred and worth protecting. There's this weird thing where people equate introverts to being anti-social and I don't think that's the case. I enjoy the company of others and love being social. I just value my alone time a lot, that's all.

Love to see you talk about elliott smith. He's a hero of mine.

Music at start?

Why did Summer turn her head when the interviewer mentioned Kendrick?

2:22 STAND ON IT!! okay edit: thank you, creative minds, for making this video!!

i’m an introvert and i’ve noticed i flourish in different environments but some i absolutely BOMB. but i keep pushing because i dream of being confident! we can do it :)

i swear your youtube recommended is the same as mine. Almost all the interviews and pieces of creative work you feature ive watched and enjoyed before

I can relate so much to this video, it's crazy cause I feel I lack empathy in a lot of social gatherings, I don't particularly enjoy making acquaintances or talking to most people in general, it's not even being egocentric, I just don't feel like their hardships or personal lives are something I am concerned, this deeply disturbed some people but I feel blessed that most of them don't even notice when I got my mask on I can be talkative in intimate relationship with friends and family, and although I've been quiet and reserved I never felt myself as a shy person, even speaking in public, I feel confident in most situations, I am sharing my observations of my own personality just to make a point that the highest level of empathy I feel is to these kind, the introvert artist in general.. Elliott and Summer Walker speaking tons through their facial expressions, I can feel they are being very brave to get through the interviews because they know is good to present their art to as many people as possible, but they like to keep to themselves at the core of their personalities, it's a joy in our own worlds, and painful yet beautiful to watch it and resonate so much with all these artists, huge thanks for curating and editing this so carefully and peace to all of you that share the same perspectives.