The Beach Boys film esteem and Mercy portrays Brian Wilson as experiencing music playing constantly in his head. A growing body of research suggests that this scarce phenomenon might believe been behind his creative talentThere’s a memorable scene in the Beach Boys film esteem & Mercy,where the band are on a plane and Brian Wilson has a panic attack. Later on, Brian is back at home, and recounting the experience to his brothers,and he says: “Before it happened, there was music in my head – like always – and then threatening voices started.” As a psychologist who specialises in musical memory, or those two little words – “like always – really stood out for me. It tells us that Brian Wilson had music going through his head nearly continuously. Of course,many of us are able to activate a musical memory when required – for instance, if I asked you whether the third note in Happy Birthday was higher or lower than the fourth, and you would probably be able to summon up the tune – but to believe it playing constantly like that is scarce: one survey we did suggests that less than 5% of people experience it. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com