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Rick Rubin: Legendary Music Producer | Lex Fridman Podcast #275

Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time, working with many of the greats including Beastie Boys, Eminem, Metallica, LL Cool J, Kanye West, Slayer, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks, Aerosmith, Adele, Danzig, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down, Jay-Z, Black Sabbath. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex - Theragun: https://therabody.com/lex to get 30 day trial - ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free Recording space is courtesy of The Chinati Foundation and John Chamberlain. EPISODE LINKS: Rick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RickRubin Broken Record Podcast: https://bit.ly/3j7BFXZ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:52 - Nietzsche and music 12:53 - Rick's approach with artists 24:16 - Beautiful simplicity in music 28:00 - Marvin Gaye 37:15 - Best album of all time 41:08 - Paul McCartney 43:13 - Ideas 45:36 - Rebellion and conformity 50:24 - Fitness 53:32 - Johnny Cash 1:03:28 - Tom Waits 1:08:07 - Lyrics vs rhythm 1:12:54 - Johnny Cash continued 1:14:53 - Beastie Boys 1:21:14 - Depression 1:25:36 - Art vs Business 1:34:24 - Art of conversation 1:50:57 - Rick's podcast 1:54:07 - Advice for young people 1:58:13 - Mortality 2:00:48 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Rick RubinguestLex Fridmanhost
Apr 10, 20222h 4mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:52

    Introduction

  2. 1:52 – 12:53

    Nietzsche and music

  3. 12:53 – 24:16

    Rick's approach with artists

  4. 24:16 – 28:00

    Beautiful simplicity in music

  5. 28:00 – 37:15

    Marvin Gaye

  6. 37:15 – 41:08

    Best album of all time

  7. 41:08 – 43:13

    Paul McCartney

  8. 43:13 – 45:36

    Ideas

  9. 45:36 – 50:24

    Rebellion and conformity

  10. 50:24 – 53:32

    Fitness

  11. 53:32 – 1:03:28

    Johnny Cash

  12. 1:03:28 – 1:08:07

    Tom Waits

  13. 1:08:07 – 1:12:54

    Lyrics vs rhythm

  14. 1:12:54 – 1:14:53

    Johnny Cash continued

  15. 1:14:53 – 1:21:14

    Beastie Boys

  16. 1:21:14 – 1:25:36

    Depression

  17. 1:25:36 – 1:34:24

    Art vs Business

  18. 1:34:24 – 1:50:57

    Art of conversation

  19. 1:50:57 – 1:54:07

    Rick's podcast

  20. 1:54:07 – 1:58:13

    Advice for young people

  21. 1:58:13 – 2:00:48

    Mortality

  22. 2:00:48 – 2:04:16

    Meaning of life

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