February 19ths
2/19/2002 Lyric: If it wasn't for the misery that we feel we'd be made of steel. 2/19/2016 What I realize when I see savants play music is that musical ability doesn’t necessarily arise from structured learning. All people probably have infinite potential, but some individuals have feedback loops in the brain that cause a piquancy in certain abilities. The musical genius has the ability to shorten the distance between sound memory/processing and the fingers. Musicians' ears are naturally attuned to ambient rhythms in the environment. City environments are particularly rich in pitched elements such as squeaking brakes, car horns, and at stoplights—a Cagean symphony of car stereos. Ambient sounds in rural environments, such as the sounds of fast trains, are well known to have influenced many rhythms in folk and pop music. I call it “Window Music” because sounds outside sometimes blend in with what you’re listening to inside, even if in your headph...
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