Description

I m not here to change your mind about Dusty Springfield or Shostakovich or Tupac Shakur or synthpop. I m here to change your mind about your mind. There are countless books on music with much analysis given to musicians, bands, eras and or genres. But rarely does a book delve into what s going on inside us when we listen. Michel Faber explores two big questions: how do we listen to music and why do we listen to music? To answer these questions, he considers a range of factors, which includes age, illness, the notion of cool, commerce, the dichotomy between good and bad taste and much more. From the award-winning author of The Crimson Petal and the White and Under the Skin, this idiosyncratic and philosophical book reflects Michel Faber s lifelong obsession with music of all kinds. Listen will change your relationship with the heard world.