Kristin Hersh Wanted to Play Magenta Chords

Kristin Hersh is an acclaimed and accomplished musician and
songwriter through her solo work and as part of the bands
Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. When Kristin Hersh was young,
her father, Dude (that’s what everyone calls him), taught her
some basic chords on the guitar. And that was fine but to
Kristin, Dude was just showing her the red, blue, and green
chords whereas she wanted to learn, like turquoise, burgundy, and
magenta chords. Synesthesia has always been part of Kristin’s
approach to music, she sees sound as color. Another more alarming
aspect of her music was that for many years she didn’t really
remember performing. She was mentally present between songs and
all the rest of her day but when it came time to play the song,
it was like someone else was doing it while Kristin just went...
elsewhere.


We talk about those phenomena as well as trauma, car accidents,
babies, misdiagnosed bipolar disorder, and her journey of mental
health discovery.


Kristin’s web site  - https://www.kristinhersh.com/


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