A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative life Questlove—musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore—shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life. In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he’s heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise readers and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics—what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture—all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story. Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he’s learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D’Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Björk, and others, Questlove speaks with the candor and enthusiasm that fans have come to expect. Creative Quest is many things—above all, a wise and wide-ranging conversation around the eternal mystery of creativity.

クエストラヴという稀代の「文化雑食家」が綴る本書は、単なる指南書を超えた、創造性の深淵へと誘う魂の対話です。音楽、食、デザインとあらゆる領域を越境する彼の知性は、インスピレーションを天啓ではなく「規律ある探求」として再定義します。彼の思索を辿ることは、自分だけの独創性という名の羅針盤を手に入れることに他なりません。 特筆すべきは、ビョークやデヴィッド・バーンら巨星たちの知恵を編み込み、現代文化の陥穽を抉り出した文学的深みです。成功の罠や批評との対峙という普遍的な苦悩を、これほど熱く明晰に語りかける書物は稀でしょう。読了後、あなたの日常は表現の舞台へと変容するはずです。