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A truly fascinating and eye-opening account of a phenomenon so commonplace we barely think about it, yet one which is also mind-bogglingly complicated. Once you've read The Music Instinct, you'll never listed to music the same way again

Doug Johnstone, Independent

Remarkable capacity to use words to open our ears

Damian Thompson, Sunday Telegraph, Book of the Week

If you try listening to music after reading this book, you'll probably hear it differently - more knowingly, even

Tom Payne, Telegraph

This book surveys current thinking and tells you why music rocks

rev’d Iain Finlayson, Times

I defy anyone to read this book without coming away better informed about why music affects us in such a profound way... His passion for music is evident on every page, and his enthusiasms are infectious.

Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times