Hey Rick just wanted to say your book changed my life a few months ago, you got me out of depression and saved me years of difficult times in the next years. Thank you.
@@cciv6100 Who asked for your negativity and pessimistic opinion? Try lifting people up instead of bringing them down. If it’s the case for you doesn’t mean it’s the case for everybody
I listened to this episode closely because of the incident at the Oscars. I can relate to Will because I also grew up and lived in Philadelphia and had an abusive father - and I also lacked the tools to show restraint, which I promptly remedied by a ten-year in-deprh study of psychology and Jungian analysis to understand where I was. I also left Philadelphia, which improved my life in many ways. I can hear in Will’s voice a kind of resistance to the gravity of his trauma, and perhaps the unreal experience of his Hollywood success. Rick and will discussed the Oscar incident in a gracefully deflective yet honest volley of call-and-answer style broaching of the subject of negative, overwhelming life experiences and ways to heal in their wake. What a very caring and respectful thing to do for Will, because people do make mistakes, and Will Smith has done a lot of really good things. Like in the Level 42 song; we all have our daddy’s eyes, and sooner or later the trauma catches up with all of us, no matter how much we’ve achieved in life. Good on you, Rick. That was a wonderful interview.
I’ve got a lot of catching up on this new Rick Rubin channel. This Will Smith interview is a great representation of Rick’s long form discussion and the reason he will land high profile interviews. The quality of his question prompts and interaction is outstanding. I held on patiently in hopes of a discussion about Emancipation, which I’ve watched several times now. I thought… ‘this may be one of Will’s best performances ever,’ but then I was reminded of how many times I’ve had the same thought after each seminal performance.
