Music and Its Similarities With Fashion

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The other day i listened to two new albums new to me they're fairly recent back to back because i discovered these new artists that i like. 99.5% of what I listened to yesterday over six seven hours of constant music listening was okay it was Macy's and some pieces were sax fifth avenue worthy I don't think a lot of people recognize that the music that's at the top of our billboard charts is made by quite a few really smart and skilled peopleThose those pieces don't rise to the top of the charts by accident I'm not sure if you know this but Dylan almost never sings the lyrics exactly the same way as he writes them. There are constraints of practicality

In this special episode, Susan Rogers, a record producer turned cognitive neuroscientist, and Daniel Levitin, author of “This Is Your Brain on Music,” get together to discuss what music has meant in their lives, debate what separates a great artist from a generic one, and share some of their favorite tunes.

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Susan’s new book, “This Is What It Sounds Like,” was chosen by our curators — Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink — as one of the eight best works of nonfiction published last year. She recently made a beautiful video e-course about the book, which you can experience by downloading the Next Big Idea app.