GRAMMY Winner Nile Rodgers on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Music, Collaboration

Nile Rodgers (0:00)

Life is about doing just the best that you can do. It's not getting it perfect. It's just trying the best you can do.

And if you continue to do the best you can do, then you feel like you've had a fulfilling life. I mean, what more can you ask for is just do your best.

Michael Gervais (0:29)

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Okay, this conversation is with Nile Rodgers. If you've listened to music in the last 40 years, you've been influenced by his work. By trade, he's a musician and a producer and he's also a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Musical Excellence.

He's done the hard yards to understand the nuances of himself and his craft, and that is obvious in this conversation.

The whole purpose is to be able to express the inner music, both from himself and in others. He has influenced the rhythm of the world through his music.

There's something amazing about what he's come to understand is he has the ability to pull the best out of others. That is a central part of our conversation. And the other part of the conversation is how has he stayed connected to continually transform himself, to be able to be, and be connected to what matters most in music. And so it's a phenomenal journey he's been on. And his collaboration in music is phenomenal. Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Madonna, INXS, Britney Spears, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Avicii, Sam Smith, Pitbull, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, Keith Urban, Christina Aguilera, goes on and on and on and on. And this conversation is really about relationships with himself and with others. And I'm honored to have this conversation, share it with you. There's so much inside of this. It's going to be worth a couple of times. If you listen to podcasts like I do, a time and a half speed or two times speed, you might want to slow this one down. The stories are rich, the spirit is alive.