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Wasted Creatives

Michael Crilly

Join Michael Crilly as he speaks to musicians, comedians, artists, writers and creators who chose a different path, or who continue to balance creativity alongside everyday working life.

Over a drink and a chat, Wasted Creatives explores what it means to be a creative person, what inspires people to create, and the realities behind building a creative life in today’s world.

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  • 22 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 1 hr 5 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E2
    June 4 · 43 min

    Gareth Dunlop: Songwriting,Belfast to Nashville & Music for TV and Film

    Michael sits down with Belfast singer-songwriter and producer Gareth Dunlop to talk about songwriting, Nashville, co-writing, touring and the strange world of writing music for TV and film. Gareth shares how an early trip to Nashville helped shape his career, what actually happens in a co-writing room, why writing a song with someone can reveal more than a week of normal conversation, and how one of his songs ended up being used by T.I. They also chat about TV and film sync, creativity, touring with musicians he admires, supporting Bonnie Raitt, social media, bread making, voice notes, and the reality of trying to build a creative life from Northern Ireland. A great listen for anyone interested in songwriting, music, sync licensing, Nashville, creativity, or the behind-the-scenes reality of being a working musician.

  • S1 · E1
    May 27 · 1 hr 16 min

    From Medicine to Art: Anna McKeever on Leaving Psychiatry, Irish Identity & Children of Lir

    In the first episode of Wasted Creatives, Michael Crilly sits down with Belfast-based contemporary artist Anna McKeever to explore her journey from medicine and psychiatry into life as a full-time artist. Anna shares how painting was part of her life from childhood, why she first chose the more traditional path of medicine, and how the pressure and burnout of the Covid years helped push her back towards the creative life she had always been drawn to. This conversation explores creativity, confidence, motherhood, Irish identity, emotional connection, landscape, memory, and the deeper meaning behind Anna’s work. Anna also discusses her palette knife technique, her sell-out Full Beam collection, and her upcoming work inspired by Children of Lir. A thoughtful and honest conversation about what it means to follow creativity seriously, leave behind certainty, and build a life around the thing that has always been calling you.

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