Lessons From the Lives of Celebrated Musicians: What Armstrong, Cash, Dylan, Ellington, Fitzgerald, and Sinatra Can Teach Us About Creative Resilience and Aging

Highlights • Presentations using techniques from biography have elucidated themes of creative resilience and aging in the lives of well-known musicians • The goal has been to stimulate discussions about the potential for creative growth in later years • This summary describes key ‘take-home’ points that have recurred across these varied artists' stories and the interactions they have sparked with audiences and colleagues