When Jimmy Buffett goes into the recording studio, everything is down in less than 3 takes. He doesn’t spend hours mixing & re-mixing, a la Steely Dan. Or going from studio to studio to access equipment that may only be in one of them. The result is laying down an honest, raw creation, that in spite of its hiccups still gets the point across. The bumps are a large part of the appeal, actually. That is Wabi-sabi in auditory form.

So I just connected wabi sabi to Jimmy Buffett. That’s how new stuff is made, new places we can go, and new concepts are born. I’ve been doing it for years, so it’s automatic to me. If it’s not yet automatic for you,  the idea generator wheel is a booster to making connections that get you going again. Give it a spin. You might come up with the next Trans Siberian Orchestra.