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Podcast Notes: Ruthie's Table 4 - Bonus Episode with Rashida Jones
Podcast Overview Title: Ruthie's Table 4 Description: The River Cafe has been a cultural hub for over 30 years, bringing together artists, chefs, and celebrities to explore the meanings and memories tied to food. Each episode, host Ruthie Rogers invites guests to share their personal food stories while celebrating the emotional and cultural significance of culinary experiences.
Episode Details Episode Title: Bonus: Rashida Jones on her father Quincy Jones Episode Description: Rashida Jones shares reflections on her father's nocturnal lifestyle, his unique music writing habits, and his experience with synesthesia.
Key Themes and Discussions
Rashida Jones's Reflection on Her Father's Nocturnal Lifestyle
- Genetic Influence on Sleep Patterns:
Rashida suggests she may be genetically predisposed to a nocturnal lifestyle, similar to her father, Quincy Jones.
- Father's Schedule:
Quincy Jones would sleep during the day, typically going to bed around 7 a.m. and waking around 3 p.m. This schedule stemmed from his work in jazz clubs as a teenager.
Bonding Moments with Quincy Jones
- Late-Night Interactions:
Rashida recounts how she would tiptoe to her father's room at night to spend time with him while he worked on music.
- Comfort in Creativity:
Quincy’s nocturnal hours allowed him to work undisturbed, creating a cozy atmosphere where he could blend family life with work.
Musical Genius and Synesthesia
- Understanding Synesthesia:
Rashida explains that Quincy experiences synesthesia, where he can see sounds and visualize music through colors.
- Awe of His Skill:
Rashida expresses admiration for her father's ability to interpret music visually and aurally, enhancing his creativity during compositional processes.
Discussion About Music Education
- Encouragement to Play Instruments:
Rashida shares that she was encouraged to play the piano, reflecting on her own experiences with music.
- Personal Musical Journey:
Both Rashida and Ruthie discuss returning to piano lessons later in life, emphasizing the joy of learning and improving with age.
Key Takeaways
- Cultural Impact of Food:
The discussions throughout the episode touch on how food memories intertwine with personal history, family bonding, and cultural identity.
- Legacy of Creativity:
Rashida's reflections highlight the importance of artistic expression within family dynamics and the unique experiences that shape a person's identity.
- Embracing Growth:
The conversation underscores the value of revisiting passions and the process of improvement, encouraging listeners to embrace learning at any stage of life.
Conclusion This bonus episode of Ruthie's Table 4 provides a rich exploration of personal narratives intertwined with the themes of creativity, family connection, and the multifaceted nature of food and art. Rashida Jones's reflections on her father offer insights into the legacy of creativity and the emotional ties that food and music can forge in our lives.
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Transcript
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0:39It was about your father being nocturnal. So what was that like, having a father? Did that mean he slept more during the day? Yeah, more. Did you know if he wanted to see your dad? Yes, all of it. so did you what was that like well i think i've decided that i'm semi-nocturnal genetically because i do think it's genetic yeah um because i know people who are just morning people and then people who are like you know i'm just like low energy until like noon and then i'm like what are we doing yeah um so i think if i had my druthers i would probably work at night and i'd probably go to bed around like two or three.
1:23My dad didn't ever go to sleep before 7 a.m. Wow. Since he was like 16. Wow. Because he started at the jazz clubs in high school. And then from there, it's like his life was at night. So he'd go to sleep at seven and he'd wake up at like 3 p.m. So in order to see him and hang out with him, A, I would see him after school. He was waking up when I came home from school. And then B, I would often like go to sleep at the appropriate time, you know, when I was eight or nine or whatever. And then I would wake up at like 1am. And I tiptoe up to his room and he would be usually working in the bathroom.
2:01He'd have all of his like sheet music, like splayed out on the bathroom floor. And I would just go hang out with him. And then I would eventually fall asleep on his lap or something or on the floor. So that was like a common practice for me. That's a beautiful image of you seeing your father. I have a friend who used to, his father was a screenwriter in Hollywood and he used to kind of tiptoe into his father's study in the middle of the day and his father would be asleep on the sofa and he'd wake up and he'd say, can't you see I'm working? No, I actually can't. I very much cannot see that. That's working.
2:37It is working. I agree. Napping is working. Napping is working. absolutely but doing it splayed on the on the um on the floor but he took you in you didn't he never yeah no he never was like go back to bed were your sisters did they do that as well not really no i think i'm more nocturnal yeah i am sort of like and i really like i loved watching him in process because he did love to be undisturbed and he sort of knew he could do that when everybody else was asleep and there's something i think for him that was like cozy about knowing he was like in the safety of his home with his family but then could also do his work you know what what was his what was he doing was he he was scoring he would he would be scoring or he'd be writing charts yeah for to record he'd be looking i mean that's also like i've always had just so such um awe over that like he just he could look at music and know what he was looking at and hear it while he was looking at it without actually listening to something um which is just an amazing skill, but he also, he had synesthesia.
3:39I feel like people talk about having that a lot. It basically is like you see sounds. Oh, okay. You have, there's some connection between two of your senses. So you can, you know, you hear, like some people will tell you that one color is directly related to a number or you see, like when he hears music, he sees colors for each note and it's very specific and it doesn't change. Yeah. So I think for him it's such an all-encompassing, all-sensory experience to work on music that I don't think he even needed to hear it in a weird way, you know, when he was working on it. Were you encouraged to play an instrument when you were playing it?
4:20Yeah. What do you play? I play piano. I kind of peaked at age 12. Yeah. But you know what? I did too. not that I'm in any range of yours and then recently I um oh about 10 years ago I started taking piano lessons again yeah okay we need to talk about that yes I want to do that it comes back yeah I was you know reading it and I went straight to the classics you know so yes I've been playing the same Mozart sonata um for a very long time but there's something about the focus yes that you're actually there with the teacher next to you and I'm gonna have to get it's very kind of quiet and nice. I started last year, I started trying to teach myself how to read because I...
5:03No, have a teacher. It was good though. I just kind of plunked through and I got better. Yeah, I'm sure. I was practicing every day and I was doing Bach conventions, which is how I first learned how to play. And you know, you get a little bit better every day and I'm still terrible. But just the feeling that you can get better at anything as you get older is like it's hard to remember that. So it's good to be bad at something and then get a little better every day. Yeah, or to just remember something from your childhood that comes back. I remember I must have been very, very, very young when I took piano lessons because I said to someone the other day, the teacher said, Ruthia, I can tell you didn't practice.
5:48And I went, how could you tell? And she said, oh, a little bird told me. And I believed her. You see, I must have been either very stupid or very young. Who's that snitch bird? Get rid of that bird. That bird can talk and tell you that I wasn't practicing. So I hope I was really young, like two or three.
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