“I loved sitting in that Somerset fog of ignorance because all our dreams centred on making that little bit of the world better, rather than us taking on the world.” MusicBritpopElectrasy Book:Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers Source: Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers
“Over the last few decades there have been some fascinating studies that revealed that people who get a physical reaction from music might have structural differences in their brain. Some people have a physical response while others will just hear the songs, enjoy it, but it doesn’t transport them anywhere. Brain scans have shown that the people who get a more palpable response have a higher volume of fibres that connect their auditory cortex to the areas associated with emotional processing, which means the two areas communicate better. They also tend to have a higher prefrontal cortex, which is involved in certain areas of understanding, like interpreting the world more metaphorically, and that obviously helps them develop not just a natural gift interpreting music, but also creating it.” BrainMusicMusiciansBritpop Book:Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers Source: Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers
“I’ve always thought it is important to keep kids focused and fascinated by some kind of music. Listening and learning about it involves, and evolves several really important cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and spatial reasoning. Performing also creates confidence. Because I wasn’t a performer, and I was very much an introvert, I think I gravitated towards absorbing entertainment rather than being it.” MusicBritpopElectrasy Book:Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers Source: Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers
“When you come from small towns in small counties you know deep down that success in any form isn’t going to come easily, which is why we steered clear of thinking too much about it.” MusicBritpopElectrasy Book:Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers Source: Electrasy: Calling All The Dreamers