Has anyone else ever experienced the 'chills' you get from music, also called ASMR or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response? It's a scientific phenomenon and no one really knows what it is or how to trigger it. Each person experiences it differently, but in my case, if inspiration could be turned into a physical sensation, it would take form through ASMR. It's like my soul is too big for my body and I feel like my emotions are 10x more powerful than they've ever been. I feel elated.
Strangely enough, I don't get ASMR from rock music. When I played alto sax in big band jazz I'd get ASMR all the time, almost to the point where I thought it was normal. I searched around for some more information on ASMR and found this interesting quote:
"Our results suggest that chills depend very much on our ability to interpret the music," said Oliver Grewe, a biologist and musicologist at the institute. "Music is a recreative activity. Even if it is relaxing to listen to, the listener has to recreate its meaning, the feelings it expresses. It is the listener who gives life to the emotions in music." [emphasis mine]
So while big band jazz might not give you chills or goosebumps, I'm over here in the corner feeling elated. Perhaps Pink Floyd does it for you, or maybe it's Chopin. It's all different based on our interpretation of the music.
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-Lindy D
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