Two musical artists in particular have had an exceptional 2010. Swedish dance queen Robyn and global hip-hop superstar Kanye West. This isn't characteristically uncommon for either of them, they are highly talented artists with lots of past successes, but this year was exceptional for both.
Back in late August, Kanye began releasing a free track each week under the guise of his G.O.O.D. Friday mixtape. The high consistency was only matched by the high calibre of each track. Many of these tracks made it in one form or another onto his near flawless album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. (Read an amazing review here).
Early in 2010 Robyn announced her Body Talk series, which would be a three part series released throughout the year. Each album had at least a few tracks that were dance-pop perfection. And, as soon as one album was released, a video, mp3, or live performance of a new song previewing the upcoming album was released.
We frequently hear that volume is the key to success and improvement. The best way to become a better writer is to write more, a better painter is to paint more. Volume of output is a key part of the creative process, the more work you produce the more likely you'll produce good work. I find great motivation in Kanye West and Robyn this year, to produce more and more and know that some of it will be amongst my best.
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