As a singer, we're nuts. There's all sorts of vibrations going on and weird mental neuroses that are happening in the midst of singing a song. So you try and go through your checklist of everything you need to accomplish. But it's a crass to say it, but my voice will say, it's not vocal masturbation. It's for the audience. And so it is amazing when you make connections to calls of the wild. I mean... Because you sing and then they show up. It's an animalistic thing. They pay money. To hear these odd noises. Suitable. It's coming out of your mouth. Yes.
There’s more to a song than meets the ear, as Neil deGrasse Tyson finds out when he interviews singer/songwriter/producer Josh Groban. In studio, concert pianist and MIT Lecturer in Music Elaine Kwon and co-host Chuck Nice add their voices to the chorus to help us hear the science woven into the songs.
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