JAMES VALENTINE: Lead Guitarist of Maroon 5 on Fostering Creativity, Following Your Passion & Using Meditation to Ease Anxiety

James Valentine is a musician and songwriter and the lead guitarist for one of the most popular bands of our time Maroon 5. The GRAMMY award-winning band has sold more than 120 million records and been together over 20 years.

In addition to being an extremely talented and accomplished musician and a kind and generous person, James is an avid meditator and has gone on multiple silent retreats. I was excited to talk to him about his journey working as a creative and how mindfulness has impacted his craft and his life.

In today’s episode we explore:

• How he discovered his passion for music
• His journey that landed him in Maroon 5
• How he’s overcome performance anxiety through meditation
• His creative process
• And much much more.

Hope you guys enjoy the show!

Links from Show:

Maroon 5 https://www.maroon5.com/

Shinzen young -https://www.shinzen.org/

Unified Mindfulness - https://unifiedmindfulness.com/

BOOK: The Artists Way https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252

BOOK: Non Zero https://www.amazon.com/Nonzero-Logic-Destiny-Robert-Wright/dp/0679758941

BOOK: Sapiens https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095