will.i.am on Creativity | American Genius

nature does everything that we try to do
synthetically or technologically
naturally they are ready just like
Wright brothers borrowed from the bird
to fly or helicopters are different
versions of dragonflies even the way
they take off everything is there
borrowing from here reinterpreting and
translating it here but just to do it
for do it sake that’s not really genius
to do it when you identify a problem and
that is your solution that’s genius
that’s true invention creativity feels
like the world slows down and fast
forwards at the same time it’s like
you’re fast-forwarding in slow motion
the only thing that matters is what
you’re creating and then you go to sleep
and you wake up
oh wait spaz but it all felt like 24
hours but the stuff that you’re able to
do was mind-boggling and for those it
sounds like puzzle like what are you
talking about I don’t get it that’s
because you’re not creative creative
folks would know exactly one time my
time just seems to just fly by time
doesn’t exist for you’re creating what
time is it 4:00 o’clock no it’s 5
o’clock in the morning or something just
out well the Sun is out but the Sun went
down and came back up here oh man I you
crazy I’m eatin all day but you weren’t
hungry
you get hit with now you’re lethargic
and you’re freaking parched and lips are
trapped and dry your breath smells
because you ain’t been talking he’s been
thinking and the little talking you were
doing was to figure out these problems
that is the most enjoyable experience
ever