101 How Music Shapes Memory, Mood, and Mental Clarity | Ciaran Gribbin (INXS Lead Singer)

Jul 31, 2024

Ciaran Gribbin, the lead singer of INXS, shares his insights on using music to enhance brain health and personal growth. He recounts a childhood experience where music saved his life and discusses its therapeutic effects, especially for those with dementia. Ciaran emphasizes that anyone can engage with music playfully and provides warm-up techniques for performers. The power of shared songs to shape memories and create community moments is explored, as well as the importance of pre-performance routines to calm nerves.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

The Power of Music in Personal Growth

04:02 • 5min

The Transformative Power of Music and New Performance Enhancements

08:32 • 5min

The Healing Power of Sound

13:34 • 14min

The Healing Power of Music

27:38 • 17min

Pre-Performance Routines: The Art of Preparation

45:07 • 4min

Enhancing Vocal Performance through Breath and Posture

48:40 • 3min

The Soundtrack of Our Lives

51:34 • 19min

Melodies of Friendship

01:10:19 • 5min

Celebrating Friendship and Musical Endeavors Across Continents

01:15:38 • 2min

Ciaran Gribbin is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, performer, and former frontman of INXS. He’s worked with Madonna, U2, Snow Patrol, and performed for audiences around the world. But this episode goes far deeper than rock and roll.

In this episode Andrew and Ciaran discuss:

4:40 When Ciaran realised the power of music, the song Ciaran wrote as a 6 year old and Ciaran’s story of playing a gig for the high command of the UVF where music literally saved his life.

10:00 Excerpts from Ciaran’s recent live presentation in Canberra with the Australian Defence Force, Using music to help people with dementia and Ciaran and Andrew’s experiences with sound baths.

27:45 Don’t be afraid of music, anyone can do it, how Ciaran learned to play music as a child and music should be fun and playful.

32:40 How to get into playing music, the benefits of humming in music warmups and downregulation and some of the warmups Ciaran does before a gig.

42:10 How Ciaran sets up his day to have a successful gig at night, humming an INXS song and Ciaran’s tips to not be nervous before public speaking.

48:10 Why yawning can be a good vocal warmup, the soundtrack of your life exercise and the Wizard’s soundtrack of his life.

1:01:00 Andrew’s memories involving Robbie Williams’ Angels, the power of a large crowd singing and how Ciaran focuses his energy during live gigs.

1:05:00 creating your own playlist of precious gems from each year, Ciaran singing Don’t Change by INXS and Ciaran’s reflection on his career so far.

You can find Ciaran at his website: https://www.ciarangribbin.com/

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