Vocalist/guitar for Brisbane band (now in America somewhere, I believe) The Red Paintings - Trash McSweeney had a violent seizure in 1999 and as a result developed synaesthesia.
Couldn't find synaesthesia (or synesthesia) in any of my dictionaries but the Free Online Dictionary by Farlex defines Synaesthesia as -
the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke sensations of colour.
This means that when Trash writes music he's really seeing colour and can almost paint a picture in his mind. Although the seizure nearly killed him, it did give him the amazing ability to create beautiful music. Our world is a funny old place ay?
And whether this is in fact true or just a committed fabrication, the band really do make great music.
Check 'em out.
Quiet Ethan..
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