“Making music is like constructing a machine whose function is to dredge up emotions in performer and listener alike”: How becoming more in-tune with our feelings when listening to music made us better creators - with a little thanks to David Byrne

David Byrne in Studio.

Music is a dressed-up form of communication. When you strip away all the reams of theory, dismantle the myriad technical processes and shake-off the daunting mythology of rock and pop, all anybody that’s ever written a song was ever really doing was offering connection to another human being. Often, lots of human beings…

Whether that connection is expressed via a heart-tugging story, making a grandiose statement or provoking an action (typically, dancing), we all want someone to hear, understand and resonate in-step with our music.