The Person You Want to Be, with Eric Teplitz

Ep. 15: Composer/Lyricist, and Co-Author of "The Myth of Normal", Daniel Maté

October 18, 2022 Eric Teplitz, Daniel Mate Season 1 Episode 15
The Person You Want to Be, with Eric Teplitz
Ep. 15: Composer/Lyricist, and Co-Author of "The Myth of Normal", Daniel Maté
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Daniel Maté is a New York-based composer, lyricist, and playwright for musical theatre. He is a recipient of the Edward Kleban Prize for Most Promising Lyricist in American Musical Theatre, a Jonathan Larson Foundation Grant, and the ASCAP Foundation's Cole Porter Award for Excellence in Music and Lyrics (for his song cycle "The Longing and the Short of It").

Daniel is also co-author - along with his father, Dr. Gabor Maté - of the recently released New York Times bestseller: "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture". He and his father have another book project in the works - "Hello Again: A Fresh Start for Parents and Their Adult Children" - based on the workshops of the same name that they have been co-leading since 2016.

Please enjoy this illuminating conversation with Daniel!

Daniel Maté Links:
Website: https://www.danielmate.com/
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/danielmatemusic
"Lyrics to Go" YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LyricsToGoShow/featured
Gabor and Daniel's YouTube channel (featuring "Hello Again" talks): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbyGg9mKqK2T_7MhzJ4mbJg
"The Myth of Normal" book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098PXTS5K/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

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The Person You Want to Be intro
Introducing Daniel Maté
Early memories
On "creative trauma"
A pivotal conversation with his mother
"On the basis of...what?" (making important decisions)
Childhood musical training, influences, and predilections
The appeal of musical theatre writing
Reconciling Metallica and musical theatre
Exploration and risk-taking
Songwriting: solo vs. collaborative processes
The game changer for Daniel
Conditions for grace
Collaborating with his dad (Dr. Gabor Maté)
Thoughts on initiating potentially charged conversations between adult children and parents
"Parallel Universe Me"
A postscript from Eric