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The Art of Music

In interviews with a chosen musical partner, friend, or career mentor, musicians who have made an impact on popular culture provide a rare glimpse into the creative process behind songwriting, instrument choice, professional influences and more, often with a performance by the artist as part of a collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Musical Instruments.

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Sheryl Crow and Jason Isbell

The Art of Music Episode 1 | 58m 35s | CC

The nine-time Grammy Award winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee reflects on her career and songwriting inspiration in the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Crow’s friend and collaborator Isbell (“Everything is Broken”) accompanies her on guitar on “Every Day is a Winding Road,” “My Favorite Mistake,” and “If It Makes You Happy,” and more.

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