“If you weren’t as good as the next guy then work longer. Work faster. … Sometimes s*** needs to get done” – Kevin Costner in 2012, as told to Cal Fussman.
Lionel Richie The Priest
"Life is basically a game of solitaire and so you’re only playing yourself " - Lionel Ritchie in 2012, as told to Cal Fussman.
“Life is basically a game of solitaire and so you’re only playing yourself ” – Lionel Ritchie in 2012, as told to Cal Fussman.
The 27 Club
Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin
Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin
Temple Grandin on Her Search Engine | Blank on Blank
— “Everything in my mind works like a search engine set for the image function.” – Temple Grandin in 2008, from an oral history at Colorado State University You’ve probably heard the story that Einstein – whose name is synonymous with genius – didn’t seem destined for much when he was a small child. He…
Court Jesters: Robin Williams, Gene Wilder, and Bill Murray
Legends like Robin Williams, Gene Wilder, and Bill Murray can not only bring humor to the stage, they can tap a depth of emotions and inward thought that can make an audience stop and think.
Legends like Robin Williams, Gene Wilder, and Bill Murray can not only bring humor to the stage, they can tap a depth of emotions and inward thought that can make an audience stop and think.
The Outsiders: Hunter S. Thompson, Lou Reed & Frank Zappa
— This trio of merry pranksters didn’t give a shit what anybody thought. Or did they? Here’s Lou Reed, Frank Zappa and Hunter S. Thompson from a collection of lost interviews that we uncovered in the archives. These recordings were made between 1967 and 1987 thanks to Joe Smith, Howard Smith, and Studs Terkel. .…
Neil Young’s Paganism
— “I go where the wind is. That’s my church.” – Neil Young in 2006, as told to Cal Fussman. What I’ve Learned: a series produced by Esquire and Quoted Studios http://classic.esquire.com You might also like our Blank on Blank series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… Executive Producer DAVID GERLACH Interviewer CAL FUSSMAN Illustrator JOE McKENDRY Director PATRICK SMITH…
American Soul: Barry White, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder
The inspirations and life experiences that helped shaped their destinies
The inspirations and life experiences that helped shaped their destinies
The Smartest Man in the Room
What do you do when you know you're not as good as the next guy?
What do you do when you know you’re not as good as the next guy?
Jacques Cousteau on Atlantis and Cognac
The world-famous oceanographer and undersea explorer who invented the Aqua-Lung dared to go where no one had gone before.
The world-famous oceanographer and undersea explorer who invented the Aqua-Lung dared to go where no one had gone before.
Oliver Sacks on Green, Yellow, and Black and White Bananas
How do we stigmatize people who are different from us?
How do we stigmatize people who are different from us?
Leonard Cohen on Moonlight
Journey into the mind of Leonard Cohen.
Journey into the mind of Leonard Cohen.
Bob Dylan at 20 on Skipping School, Playing Music, and Freak Shows
"He's just a guy with a guitar with a little mischief underneath."
“He’s just a guy with a guitar with a little mischief underneath.”
Sting: What’s in a Name
Your parents named you before they knew you.
Your parents named you before they knew you.
George Washington Carver on Ego and Self
Embed from Getty Images — “You can’t get very far in life if you don’t get away from Self” – George Washington Carver in 1939 The famed scientist and inventor best known for the amazing work he did with peanuts — he cooked up over 100 uses for peanuts including plastics and gasoline — gave…
Francis Ford Coppola on Solitude and Appreciation for Life and Family
Embed from Getty Images — “Death is on the back of everyone’s minds whether they want to admit it or not” – Francis Ford Coppola on July 28, 1996 — Get the best stories from The Good Men Project delivered straight to your inbox, here. — Photo credit: Getty Images