In today's episode I chat with my good Rozwell from the web3 and NFT space. We cover his journey as an artist, designer and musician. Along with his inspirations, struggles, and advice to creatives living through the age of AI.

You can learn more about Rozwell on his site below:

https://rozwell.xyz

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Timestamps:

1:08 Intro 2:26 Meeting in the web3 space 3:14 Rozwell’s entry to crypto 7:08 Joining the Making It art collective 7:59 Pros of collaboration 8:33 Web3 & networking 9:15 Influences - Steve Jobs, Nigo 11:58 Andre Leon Talley breaking boundaries 15:23 Growing up as an outsider 20:03 Influences from parents 21:44 Learning about sales from his mother 22:59 History of Marlboro & hyper-masculinity 24:55 Merging design and art 25:41 Design as process 26:30 Reducing redundancy in art 28:52 Creating interactive art using tech 30:08 Making friends on the internet 31:38 Rozwell’s music career 36:08 Continual improvement as a creative 37:12 Computers can change your life 39:08 Would Steve Jobs would’ve liked the Apple Vision Pro? 41:21 Meta Smart Glasses 42:58 VR Schooling 44:51 Incorporating AI into design workflow 47:59 The next Apple will be an AI company 48:23 Standing out as a creative in the age of AI 52:11 Combining contemporary art and music 54:08 Web3 democratizing contemporary art 56:08 Evergreen principles of creativity 56:38 Finding joy in creating music again 59:38 Music is community 1:01:08 3 principles of creativity 1:06:10 Finding creative confidence 1:07:38 Duchamp did more harm than good 1:09:08 Telling the truth as an artist 1:12:08 Closing thoughts + outro