Post by ramesh December 5, 2007 (11 of 12)
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Beagle said:
Every superman has his kryptonite...
I am reading and very much enjoying psychologist Oliver Sacks' "Musicophilia" and give it a five-out-of-five stars. One thing which this book illustrates very well is the uniqueness of every listener's experience of music, even when all are listening to the same common 'pool' of western civilisation. For Sacks, Mahler is a no-go zone, and waking up in the morning with Kindertotenlieder playing in his head is enough to send him running to HIS shrink. Different folks, different strokes, they say.
RE the picture of Sacks listening to earphones: it was the photographer's idea. Sacks dislikes 'phones and utterly hates iPods -- plus he thinks "compulsory listening" e.g. to music in restaurants etc should be illegal.
Yes, I bought the book too. You could go to his website and email him as to whether Alma Mahler had sex addiction or ex addiction.
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