Hear, Say


I love music. A bold take, you must be thinking, made possible only by deep reserves of courage and conviction.

Photo of smiling Lou Rawls

The problem is that, as I’ve mentioned here at least once before, I can’t easily read
or write or hold a conversation aloud if there’s chatter going on around me — other conversations, television, etc., sadly including music with lyrics — because my brain foregrounds all of it and I’m unable to focus on any one bit to the point of utter exhaustion.