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Run More Creative Experiments
I once heard Slim Moon say that musicians should act more like comedians. Moon is the musician who founded Kill Rock Stars, the legendary Seattle indie label that released records by Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, and The Decembrists.
But when Moon said musicians should be more like comedians, he didn’t mean that musicians should try to be funnier.
Instead, Moon pointed out that musicians should learn from the process that comedians use to craft the perfect stand-up routine. Comedians workshop every joke, dozens of times in various ways, to see what lands the best in front of a live audience.