20th Anniversary celebration with iconic musicians Kaki King, David Lee Roth, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Michael Stipe, and the Indigo Girls
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters Media
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 20 October 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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In honor of 20 years of Design Matters, Debbie Millman revisits unforgettable moments from her conversations with iconic musicians Kaki King, David Lee Roth, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Michael Stipe, and the Indigo Girls. Through their stories and songs, this special episode reflects on the meaning of a creative life and the artists who have shaped the sound of our time.
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| 0:00.0 | I can't come up with anything more difficult and more satisfying. |
| 0:04.7 | But I have always assumed that I could make you feel great. |
| 0:12.5 | From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. |
| 0:19.6 | On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. |
| 0:28.7 | On this episode, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Design Matters, we'll hear from some of the musicians Debbie has interviewed over the years. |
| 0:37.9 | I really like sad music. |
| 0:41.2 | I didn't know what a bass guitar was until we started our second album. |
| 0:44.2 | Every day I want to do this. |
| 0:46.0 | Like that was the important thing, right? |
| 0:51.1 | All right, what are we doing? |
| 0:52.2 | At the top of every episode of Design Matters, my producer Curtis Fox. |
| 1:00.8 | Hello, we're Russell and Robert from the podcast Talk Art, which is currently sponsored by |
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| 1:09.6 | Russell, you know how art can sometimes feel a bit intimidating, even pretentious. |
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