Daniel J. Levitin

It was a beautiful pastoral afternoon in the countryside, and some guy came in with what must have been 2,000 watts of subwoofers in his pickup truck. And you could hear him coming from half a mile away, and then he just parked his car next to the reservoir and played his loud music, and it made it miserable for everybody.

I don't know what that's about, but it was very obnoxious and unpleasant, and I left.

I don't know what that's about, but it was very obnoxious and unpleasant, and I left.

I don't know what that's about, but it was very obnoxious and unpleasant, and I left.

Or it's just that you're so self-absorbed, you don't care what other people are doing or think.

Or it's just that you're so self-absorbed, you don't care what other people are doing or think.

Or it's just that you're so self-absorbed, you don't care what other people are doing or think.

There is an evidence base now for music therapies and music interventions. Music therapies are those done by a therapist. Music interventions are what you might treat your loved ones or how you might treat yourself or a doctor, a dentist playing music in the dentist's office. That's not a music therapist. It's a music intervention.

There is an evidence base now for music therapies and music interventions. Music therapies are those done by a therapist. Music interventions are what you might treat your loved ones or how you might treat yourself or a doctor, a dentist playing music in the dentist's office. That's not a music therapist. It's a music intervention.

There is an evidence base now for music therapies and music interventions. Music therapies are those done by a therapist. Music interventions are what you might treat your loved ones or how you might treat yourself or a doctor, a dentist playing music in the dentist's office. That's not a music therapist. It's a music intervention.

We've seen increased recognition that this is a real thing by health care providers, state of New Jersey, Blue Shield Blue Cross in the state of New Jersey. now reimbursed for musical therapies. Massachusetts is giving out 12 vouchers for free arts therapy as a preventative to help people stay healthy in the first place.

We've seen increased recognition that this is a real thing by health care providers, state of New Jersey, Blue Shield Blue Cross in the state of New Jersey. now reimbursed for musical therapies. Massachusetts is giving out 12 vouchers for free arts therapy as a preventative to help people stay healthy in the first place.

We've seen increased recognition that this is a real thing by health care providers, state of New Jersey, Blue Shield Blue Cross in the state of New Jersey. now reimbursed for musical therapies. Massachusetts is giving out 12 vouchers for free arts therapy as a preventative to help people stay healthy in the first place.

Francis Collins, former head of the NIH, is working to get legislation passed that will get Medicare to pay for music therapies and music interventions, maybe even for people who otherwise couldn't afford it, elderly people, to have their Spotify subscription paid for as a prescription by Medicare, Medicaid.

Francis Collins, former head of the NIH, is working to get legislation passed that will get Medicare to pay for music therapies and music interventions, maybe even for people who otherwise couldn't afford it, elderly people, to have their Spotify subscription paid for as a prescription by Medicare, Medicaid.

Francis Collins, former head of the NIH, is working to get legislation passed that will get Medicare to pay for music therapies and music interventions, maybe even for people who otherwise couldn't afford it, elderly people, to have their Spotify subscription paid for as a prescription by Medicare, Medicaid.

I tried to write it keeping in mind the dictum of The Simpsons, which is The Simpsons is a cartoon that works at two levels. Kids love it. And then there's a lot of stuff that they're not going to understand and they just ignore it. And then adults get this sort of satire and more advanced humor.

I tried to write it keeping in mind the dictum of The Simpsons, which is The Simpsons is a cartoon that works at two levels. Kids love it. And then there's a lot of stuff that they're not going to understand and they just ignore it. And then adults get this sort of satire and more advanced humor.

I tried to write it keeping in mind the dictum of The Simpsons, which is The Simpsons is a cartoon that works at two levels. Kids love it. And then there's a lot of stuff that they're not going to understand and they just ignore it. And then adults get this sort of satire and more advanced humor.

So I tried to write the book thinking I want to communicate at a level where the average high school student will get a lot out of it. But even scientists will get a lot out of it, too.