Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-10-06
Books mentioned on #2561 - LL Cool J
LL Cool J is a Grammy Award-winning rapper, actor, and philanthropist. Look for him on "NCIS: New York," premiering October 6 on CBS and streaming the next day on Paramount+.
Joe Rogan discussed Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. LL Cool J recommended Relentless by Tim Grover and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do
Tao of Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee is a foundational martial arts text compiling the philosophical beliefs, striking techniques, and physical conditioning methods developed by the legendary martial artist.
Discussed“Well, he was the the Dao of G. Kundo is the original book of mixed martial arts. No question. I love I bought that book when it came out back then. I got a copy still. I love that book. Right. It was soft. It was like a soft cover. You remember that?”
Where to get it
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Relentless
Relentless by Tim Grover, written with Shari Wenk, explores the extreme mindset, obsessive drive, and unyielding psychological traits required to achieve absolute greatness, drawing heavily on the author's experiences training elite athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
Recommended“That's why like shout out to my man Tim Grover he wrote the book Relentless he um trained Michael Jordan he trained and Kobe. Um, I work with him sometime. We good vibe, good friend of mine. You have to be relentless. The book is great, by the way.”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art is an influential guide designed to help creative individuals conquer the invisible psychological barrier known as resistance, transforming amateur habits into a disciplined, professional approach to creative work.
Discussed“He wrote this book called The War of Art. Have you read it? Of course. Okay. That book's fantastic. about procrastination, etc.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Hunter S. Thompson, the writer. He's the one that they did that Johnny Depp movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Okay. Okay. It's based on one of his books.”
“Hunter S. Thompson, the writer. He's the one that they did that Johnny Depp movie, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Okay. Okay. It's based on one of his books.”
“I'm reading the novel right now. Dark Matter. Yeah. It's by Blake Crouch.”