Music, Creativity, and Mental Health: Roses & Revolutions

In this Music & Mental Health Podcast I’m talking with Alyssa Coco and Matt Merritt from singer and songwriter indie pop band Roses and Revolutions. Our topics, as usual are creativity and music and their relation to mental health, with a focus on what challenges our wellbeing and our creativity and what Alyssa & Matt have found that helps. We discuss how Alyssa has learne to cope with her OCD and how both she and Matt navigate the challenges of constant comparisons, the deluge of performance data and the pressure of faster and faster song cycle. Particular topics covered included the power of perseverance driven by passion and intrinsic motivation, how productivity in the long run leads to success for most, and the value of playing music with others, especially the benefits of mixing with different people and playing different styles of music.