Steve Jobs, The Beatles, and us

Jobs, with the iPhone 4

Many of us were saddened this week to learn of the passing of Apple Inc. leader and visionary Steve Jobs.

I, for one, feel his presence in my everyday life as I talk on the phone, listen to music, stargaze, watch movies, and indeed, write this post. Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address has gotten a lot of air play, and lots of folks – here’s one from Jay-Z – have posted moving tributes online. 

For us theatre artists, I am partial to this 2003 60 Minutes interview in which he discusses collaboration (more on CBS.com):