Today a friend of mine gave me a book he thinks I might like. The timing could not have been better because I happen to be inbetween books right now.

I've read the front and back end flaps, a few reviews of it and the first few pages of the introduction. And it appears to address the intersection of music, art, neuroscience, psychology, culture and maybe a few other domains . . . all subjects I'm fascinated by.

The author is neuroscientist but has worked as a session musician, sound engineer and a record producer. Here is a quote from page 2 of the intro.

Many years later, Paul Simon told me that the sound is always what he was after too. "The way that I listen to my own records is for the sound of them; not the chords or the lyrics - my first impression is of the overall sound."

So far, I'm very much enjoying what this guy has to say.

For others interested in these areas and who might want to read along and discuss here or privately, this is one place to purchase it.

This Is Your Brain on Music

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