mmm-hmm excuse me I have a little bit of a cold tonight actually maybe could I
a cold tonight actually maybe could I
a cold tonight actually maybe could I get a little bit of pity from the
get a little bit of pity from the
get a little bit of pity from the audience maybe an hour thank you but you
audience maybe an hour thank you but you
audience maybe an hour thank you but you didn’t really mean that did you and
didn’t really mean that did you and
didn’t really mean that did you and that’s I want to talk a little bit about
that’s I want to talk a little bit about
that’s I want to talk a little bit about that the difference between kind of what
that the difference between kind of what
that the difference between kind of what we show on the outside and how we’re
we show on the outside and how we’re
we show on the outside and how we’re actually feeling on the inside and in
actually feeling on the inside and in
actually feeling on the inside and in fact how in many ways we live two lives
fact how in many ways we live two lives
fact how in many ways we live two lives the life that we see on the outside and
the life that we see on the outside and
the life that we see on the outside and the life the way we’re really feeling
the life the way we’re really feeling
the life the way we’re really feeling and maybe how technology can help us to
and maybe how technology can help us to
and maybe how technology can help us to understand people’s inner lives a little
understand people’s inner lives a little
understand people’s inner lives a little bit better so to explain more of that
bit better so to explain more of that
bit better so to explain more of that idea I’d like to use an example of
idea I’d like to use an example of
idea I’d like to use an example of someone whose inner life I’m very
someone whose inner life I’m very
someone whose inner life I’m very familiar with which is myself so this is
familiar with which is myself so this is
familiar with which is myself so this is how maybe people on the outside saw my
how maybe people on the outside saw my
how maybe people on the outside saw my positivity from of my adult life from
positivity from of my adult life from
positivity from of my adult life from the age of 1988 from the Year 1988 when
the age of 1988 from the Year 1988 when
the age of 1988 from the Year 1988 when I was 18 and I started a college up to
I was 18 and I started a college up to
I was 18 and I started a college up to the present day so I started a college
the present day so I started a college
the present day so I started a college and everything seemed to be going pretty
and everything seemed to be going pretty
and everything seemed to be going pretty well people thought I was a little bit
well people thought I was a little bit
well people thought I was a little bit nervous and I toddled along as far as
nervous and I toddled along as far as
nervous and I toddled along as far as they could tell everything seemed fine
they could tell everything seemed fine
they could tell everything seemed fine and then they began to pick up there was
and then they began to pick up there was
and then they began to pick up there was something wrong with me and it was I was
something wrong with me and it was I was
something wrong with me and it was I was drinking too much and it was more than
drinking too much and it was more than
drinking too much and it was more than that if I was developing a drink problem
that if I was developing a drink problem
that if I was developing a drink problem and this got so bad that I had to leave
and this got so bad that I had to leave
and this got so bad that I had to leave University temporarily and I I went back
University temporarily and I I went back
University temporarily and I I went back to my hometown and I stopped drinking
to my hometown and I stopped drinking
to my hometown and I stopped drinking and this had a profound effect on my
and this had a profound effect on my
and this had a profound effect on my life and everyone around me could see
life and everyone around me could see
life and everyone around me could see that and I got into mindfulness and
that and I got into mindfulness and
that and I got into mindfulness and spirituality and everything seemed to be
spirituality and everything seemed to be
spirituality and everything seemed to be on the up from then on I I got my degree
on the up from then on I I got my degree
on the up from then on I I got my degree I got a PhD I went to work on Wall
I got a PhD I went to work on Wall
I got a PhD I went to work on Wall Street I joined a start-up and then it
Street I joined a start-up and then it
Street I joined a start-up and then it all peaked in 2006 2007 when I have my
all peaked in 2006 2007 when I have my
all peaked in 2006 2007 when I have my most responsible and highest paying job
most responsible and highest paying job
most responsible and highest paying job and then I decided to leave that and
and then I decided to leave that and
and then I decided to leave that and take a job for the course of the salary
take a job for the course of the salary
take a job for the course of the salary in academia and of course everyone
in academia and of course everyone
in academia and of course everyone thought well that’s a bit of drop in
thought well that’s a bit of drop in
thought well that’s a bit of drop in there in positivity there and things
there in positivity there and things
there in positivity there and things have got a little bit better since then
have got a little bit better since then
have got a little bit better since then as far as people are concerned so there
as far as people are concerned so there
as far as people are concerned so there you go that’s my adult life
you go that’s my adult life
you go that’s my adult life but of course it’s not it’s it’s not
but of course it’s not it’s it’s not
but of course it’s not it’s it’s not what I felt over that period if we look
what I felt over that period if we look
what I felt over that period if we look here at the thick line that’s how I was
here at the thick line that’s how I was
here at the thick line that’s how I was feeling that’s a much closer in a
feeling that’s a much closer in a
feeling that’s a much closer in a feeling world to what I was experiencing
feeling world to what I was experiencing
feeling world to what I was experiencing and as soon as I got to college my
and as soon as I got to college my
and as soon as I got to college my drinking became too much
drinking became too much
drinking became too much III plummeted into the depths of misery
III plummeted into the depths of misery
III plummeted into the depths of misery really very very fast it was chronic
really very very fast it was chronic
really very very fast it was chronic alcoholism and when I was at the bottom
alcoholism and when I was at the bottom
alcoholism and when I was at the bottom of it in 1993 I felt worse than anyone
of it in 1993 I felt worse than anyone
of it in 1993 I felt worse than anyone could have imagined but then when I
could have imagined but then when I
could have imagined but then when I sorted out my life and stopped drinking
sorted out my life and stopped drinking
sorted out my life and stopped drinking with the mindfulness and the
with the mindfulness and the
with the mindfulness and the spirituality it had a profound effect on
spirituality it had a profound effect on
spirituality it had a profound effect on me at times I felt ecstatic with
me at times I felt ecstatic with
me at times I felt ecstatic with happiness and then the strangest thing
happiness and then the strangest thing
happiness and then the strangest thing happened what everyone else thought my
happened what everyone else thought my
happened what everyone else thought my life was going better and better I
life was going better and better I
life was going better and better I slowly got more and more obsessed with
slowly got more and more obsessed with
slowly got more and more obsessed with money and prestige and my inner
money and prestige and my inner
money and prestige and my inner contentment dropped until I decided to
contentment dropped until I decided to
contentment dropped until I decided to take that 75 percent drop in salary and
take that 75 percent drop in salary and
take that 75 percent drop in salary and came into academia and then things just
came into academia and then things just
came into academia and then things just took off and I was I got a creative job
took off and I was I got a creative job
took off and I was I got a creative job and I was as much happier as things have
and I was as much happier as things have
and I was as much happier as things have just got better since then this is not
just got better since then this is not
just got better since then this is not so uncommon I mean not everybody drops
so uncommon I mean not everybody drops
so uncommon I mean not everybody drops into chronic alcoholism obviously but
into chronic alcoholism obviously but
into chronic alcoholism obviously but this split between the inside and the
this split between the inside and the
this split between the inside and the outside is not some common who wants to
outside is not some common who wants to
outside is not some common who wants to admit when their their their life seems
admit when their their their life seems
admit when their their their life seems really successful that they’re miserable
really successful that they’re miserable
really successful that they’re miserable who wants to tell their friends that the
who wants to tell their friends that the
who wants to tell their friends that the seemingly perfect relationship is
seemingly perfect relationship is
seemingly perfect relationship is actually a sham we we we do hide these
actually a sham we we we do hide these
actually a sham we we we do hide these things from people and you know maybe if
things from people and you know maybe if
things from people and you know maybe if you could follow someone 24 hours a day
you could follow someone 24 hours a day
you could follow someone 24 hours a day and look at their body language and the
and look at their body language and the
and look at their body language and the sort of things they were saying and
sort of things they were saying and
sort of things they were saying and their facial expressions you could get a
their facial expressions you could get a
their facial expressions you could get a sense of what’s going on inside but of
sense of what’s going on inside but of
sense of what’s going on inside but of course we can’t do that or maybe even
course we can’t do that or maybe even
course we can’t do that or maybe even famous people who are in the public eye
famous people who are in the public eye
famous people who are in the public eye frequently that many of them have PR
frequently that many of them have PR
frequently that many of them have PR agencies who try to avoid this this
agencies who try to avoid this this
agencies who try to avoid this this emotional leakage for them deliberately
emotional leakage for them deliberately
emotional leakage for them deliberately however there is one type of person
however there is one type of person
however there is one type of person famous person who almost prides
famous person who almost prides
famous person who almost prides themselves in showing their weaknesses
themselves in showing their weaknesses
themselves in showing their weaknesses in expressing themselves and the truth
in expressing themselves and the truth
in expressing themselves and the truth about their feelings these are artists
about their feelings these are artists
about their feelings these are artists and musicians in the work that they do
and musicians in the work that they do
and musicians in the work that they do in fact some of the work of these
in fact some of the work of these
in fact some of the work of these artists is almost like a free
artists is almost like a free
artists is almost like a free association they open up their
association they open up their
association they open up their unconscious and their feelings and and
unconscious and their feelings and and
unconscious and their feelings and and therapists would be proud of some of the
therapists would be proud of some of the
therapists would be proud of some of the self revelation that goes on in works of
self revelation that goes on in works of
self revelation that goes on in works of art and in fact some artists use music
art and in fact some artists use music
art and in fact some artists use music and art as a form of therapy and and use
and art as a form of therapy and and use
and art as a form of therapy and and use it to try and bring their inner demons
it to try and bring their inner demons
it to try and bring their inner demons to light to help themselves
to light to help themselves
to light to help themselves and one of the first people to do this
and one of the first people to do this
and one of the first people to do this was one of the most successful
was one of the most successful
was one of the most successful songwriters of all time John Lennon who
songwriters of all time John Lennon who
songwriters of all time John Lennon who was a member of the Beatles he released
was a member of the Beatles he released
was a member of the Beatles he released an album imagine where he in 1971 that
an album imagine where he in 1971 that
an album imagine where he in 1971 that revealed a lot of his inner demons to
revealed a lot of his inner demons to
revealed a lot of his inner demons to people and we thought we had a think
people and we thought we had a think
people and we thought we had a think about this about artists and musicians
about this about artists and musicians
about this about artists and musicians and particularly John Lennon could we
and particularly John Lennon could we
and particularly John Lennon could we analyze the artistic output of these
analyze the artistic output of these
analyze the artistic output of these people to find out maybe what was going
people to find out maybe what was going
people to find out maybe what was going on behind the the veneer that you would
on behind the the veneer that you would
on behind the the veneer that you would see in public now I don’t know if any of
see in public now I don’t know if any of
see in public now I don’t know if any of you have seen any interviews of
you have seen any interviews of
you have seen any interviews of songwriters but often their most famous
songwriters but often their most famous
songwriters but often their most famous songs were written in just 15 minutes
songs were written in just 15 minutes
songs were written in just 15 minutes that just gushed out an emotional
that just gushed out an emotional
that just gushed out an emotional expression so we we looked at the lyrics
expression so we we looked at the lyrics
expression so we we looked at the lyrics of John Lennon and we wanted to analyze
of John Lennon and we wanted to analyze
of John Lennon and we wanted to analyze these there’s a lot of lyrics obviously
these there’s a lot of lyrics obviously
these there’s a lot of lyrics obviously and we want to try and analyze them in
and we want to try and analyze them in
and we want to try and analyze them in an objective way rather than going
an objective way rather than going
an objective way rather than going through and subjectively looking at them
through and subjectively looking at them
through and subjectively looking at them and it just so happens that there is a
and it just so happens that there is a
and it just so happens that there is a way of doing that and it’s first of all
way of doing that and it’s first of all
way of doing that and it’s first of all it’s based on word spotting here’s a
it’s based on word spotting here’s a
it’s based on word spotting here’s a couple of John Lennon’s most famous
couple of John Lennon’s most famous
couple of John Lennon’s most famous songs an early song I feel fine it’s
songs an early song I feel fine it’s
songs an early song I feel fine it’s just a few phrases from the song now
just a few phrases from the song now
just a few phrases from the song now that’s a very positive song and look at
that’s a very positive song and look at
that’s a very positive song and look at some of the words that appear in there
some of the words that appear in there
some of the words that appear in there good happy love fine and a much later
good happy love fine and a much later
good happy love fine and a much later song of his jealous guy which is a
song of his jealous guy which is a
song of his jealous guy which is a beautiful song but I don’t think anyone
beautiful song but I don’t think anyone
beautiful song but I don’t think anyone would necessarily call it a positive
would necessarily call it a positive
would necessarily call it a positive song in an explicit sense if you look at
song in an explicit sense if you look at
song in an explicit sense if you look at the words their lose her to cry jealous
the words their lose her to cry jealous
the words their lose her to cry jealous insecure shivering there’s a clear
insecure shivering there’s a clear
insecure shivering there’s a clear difference between these but how can you
difference between these but how can you
difference between these but how can you quantify this well thankfully scientists
quantify this well thankfully scientists
quantify this well thankfully scientists have done a lot of the hard work in this
have done a lot of the hard work in this
have done a lot of the hard work in this job for us already
job for us already
job for us already they’ve taken a list of almost 15,000
they’ve taken a list of almost 15,000
they’ve taken a list of almost 15,000 words and they’ve asked people large
words and they’ve asked people large
words and they’ve asked people large numbers of people for each word they’ve
numbers of people for each word they’ve
numbers of people for each word they’ve said give this word a score of
said give this word a score of
said give this word a score of positivity between one and ten this is
positivity between one and ten this is
positivity between one and ten this is an approximate thing obviously and
an approximate thing obviously and
an approximate thing obviously and everyone has their opinion but when you
everyone has their opinion but when you
everyone has their opinion but when you do this with a large enough number of
do this with a large enough number of
do this with a large enough number of people you start to see patterns and
people you start to see patterns and
people you start to see patterns and some words be much more positive than
some words be much more positive than
some words be much more positive than other words and I think our intuition
other words and I think our intuition
other words and I think our intuition matches this so we took this list of
matches this so we took this list of
matches this so we took this list of words about 15,000 English words we took
words about 15,000 English words we took
words about 15,000 English words we took 150 John Lennon songs and for each year
150 John Lennon songs and for each year
150 John Lennon songs and for each year that John Lennon was actively releasing
that John Lennon was actively releasing
that John Lennon was actively releasing music whether solo or with the Beatles
music whether solo or with the Beatles
music whether solo or with the Beatles that was from 1963 up to his tragic
that was from 1963 up to his tragic
that was from 1963 up to his tragic assassination in 1980 so in 1963 the
assassination in 1980 so in 1963 the
assassination in 1980 so in 1963 the first year we would we looked at all of
first year we would we looked at all of
first year we would we looked at all of his lyrics we looked at the positivity
his lyrics we looked at the positivity
his lyrics we looked at the positivity value of every word we could find in
value of every word we could find in
value of every word we could find in there that we had a positivity value for
there that we had a positivity value for
there that we had a positivity value for and we averaged it we didn’t save 64 65
and we averaged it we didn’t save 64 65
and we averaged it we didn’t save 64 65 and so on and when we smoothed out to
and so on and when we smoothed out to
and so on and when we smoothed out to look at the general trends we did see a
look at the general trends we did see a
look at the general trends we did see a fascinating pattern that belied the PR
fascinating pattern that belied the PR
fascinating pattern that belied the PR that he would have had at the time so
that he would have had at the time so
that he would have had at the time so what I’ve done here is the thick graph
what I’ve done here is the thick graph
what I’ve done here is the thick graph the thick line is what the lyric
the thick line is what the lyric
the thick line is what the lyric positivity tells us and the thin line in
positivity tells us and the thin line in
positivity tells us and the thin line in the background is kind of what people
the background is kind of what people
the background is kind of what people would have thought outside you know John
would have thought outside you know John
would have thought outside you know John Lennon’s inner circle so you can see at
Lennon’s inner circle so you can see at
Lennon’s inner circle so you can see at the beginning the Beatles took off
the beginning the Beatles took off
the beginning the Beatles took off everyone was happy great news but then
everyone was happy great news but then
everyone was happy great news but then as the Beatles got more and more famous
as the Beatles got more and more famous
as the Beatles got more and more famous more and more money more more prestige
more and more money more more prestige
more and more money more more prestige vastly respected John Lennon’s lyric
vastly respected John Lennon’s lyric
vastly respected John Lennon’s lyric positivity
positivity
positivity plummeted in the mid-60s he really you
plummeted in the mid-60s he really you
plummeted in the mid-60s he really you know if they were an expression of his
know if they were an expression of his
know if they were an expression of his happiness he was not happy man at the
happiness he was not happy man at the
happiness he was not happy man at the peak of the Beatles climbed to
peak of the Beatles climbed to
peak of the Beatles climbed to popularity and in fact we found out
popularity and in fact we found out
popularity and in fact we found out years later after he left Beatles he
years later after he left Beatles he
years later after he left Beatles he admitted that this was a traumatic time
admitted that this was a traumatic time
admitted that this was a traumatic time for him he said that one of the
for him he said that one of the
for him he said that one of the principal reasons was a big divide
principal reasons was a big divide
principal reasons was a big divide between his public face and his private
between his public face and his private
between his public face and his private face and it doesn’t actually take a
face and it doesn’t actually take a
face and it doesn’t actually take a computer algorithm to look at a song
computer algorithm to look at a song
computer algorithm to look at a song like help with an exclamation mark you
like help with an exclamation mark you
like help with an exclamation mark you look at those lyrics
look at those lyrics
look at those lyrics but the thing is it was set to a papi
but the thing is it was set to a papi
but the thing is it was set to a papi tune and they are all up there come
tune and they are all up there come
tune and they are all up there come doing their heads like this you know it
doing their heads like this you know it
doing their heads like this you know it all looked happy but it he was not a
all looked happy but it he was not a
all looked happy but it he was not a happy guy another interesting thing
happy guy another interesting thing
happy guy another interesting thing after John Lennon left the Beatles all
after John Lennon left the Beatles all
after John Lennon left the Beatles all the Beatles split up he talked about how
the Beatles split up he talked about how
the Beatles split up he talked about how the freedom he felt I feel so free I’m
the freedom he felt I feel so free I’m
the freedom he felt I feel so free I’m no longer tied down the truth was well
no longer tied down the truth was well
no longer tied down the truth was well if we look at his lyrical positivity it
if we look at his lyrical positivity it
if we look at his lyrical positivity it goes down again and in fact once again
goes down again and in fact once again
goes down again and in fact once again we find out later that Lennon was having
we find out later that Lennon was having
we find out later that Lennon was having tremendous problems with heroin
tremendous problems with heroin
tremendous problems with heroin addiction and the dream relationship he
addiction and the dream relationship he
addiction and the dream relationship he had with Yoko Ono who many of you will
had with Yoko Ono who many of you will
had with Yoko Ono who many of you will have heard of was in fact having
have heard of was in fact having
have heard of was in fact having terrible problems and they split up for
terrible problems and they split up for
terrible problems and they split up for a while in the seventies in fact so this
a while in the seventies in fact so this
a while in the seventies in fact so this is a little bit about this tells us
is a little bit about this tells us
is a little bit about this tells us maybe the lyric positivity can give us
maybe the lyric positivity can give us
maybe the lyric positivity can give us some insights into what’s going on
some insights into what’s going on
some insights into what’s going on behind an artists public a public image
behind an artists public a public image
behind an artists public a public image however what’s fascinating about John
however what’s fascinating about John
however what’s fascinating about John Lennon is that he did at least 2/3 of
Lennon is that he did at least 2/3 of
Lennon is that he did at least 2/3 of his most productive work with probably
his most productive work with probably
his most productive work with probably the most successful songwriter of all
the most successful songwriter of all
the most successful songwriter of all time Paul McCartney and in fact some
time Paul McCartney and in fact some
time Paul McCartney and in fact some people say that Paul McCartney is a
people say that Paul McCartney is a
people say that Paul McCartney is a better songwriter than John Lennon and
better songwriter than John Lennon and
better songwriter than John Lennon and and that we’ll be whistling his tunes
and that we’ll be whistling his tunes
and that we’ll be whistling his tunes more in 50 years but whatever your
more in 50 years but whatever your
more in 50 years but whatever your feelings about it they had a profound
feelings about it they had a profound
feelings about it they had a profound influence on each other so we wanted to
influence on each other so we wanted to
influence on each other so we wanted to see can we learn something about their
see can we learn something about their
see can we learn something about their relationship using this method we took
relationship using this method we took
relationship using this method we took hundred fifty of Paul’s songs and we ran
hundred fifty of Paul’s songs and we ran
hundred fifty of Paul’s songs and we ran it through the algorithm and what did we
it through the algorithm and what did we
it through the algorithm and what did we see well first of all what I have to do
see well first of all what I have to do
see well first of all what I have to do is I have to compress there the graph to
is I have to compress there the graph to
is I have to compress there the graph to make space for maca because this is what
make space for maca because this is what
make space for maca because this is what matters positivity looks like I mean
matters positivity looks like I mean
matters positivity looks like I mean what a happy guy compared to Lennon in
what a happy guy compared to Lennon in
what a happy guy compared to Lennon in terms of his in terms of his lyrical
terms of his in terms of his lyrical
terms of his in terms of his lyrical positivity in fact the only time he
positivity in fact the only time he
positivity in fact the only time he comes close to the negativity of the
comes close to the negativity of the
comes close to the negativity of the relative negativity of Lennon’s lyrics
relative negativity of Lennon’s lyrics
relative negativity of Lennon’s lyrics was during that time in the 60s when
was during that time in the 60s when
was during that time in the 60s when perhaps he was being pressured a lot to
perhaps he was being pressured a lot to
perhaps he was being pressured a lot to take LSD he didn’t want to take LSD they
take LSD he didn’t want to take LSD they
take LSD he didn’t want to take LSD they were pressuring him to do it it wasn’t
were pressuring him to do it it wasn’t
were pressuring him to do it it wasn’t his kind of thing truth be told and
his kind of thing truth be told and
his kind of thing truth be told and they’d also stopped gigging towards this
they’d also stopped gigging towards this
they’d also stopped gigging towards this time and McCartney was was well into his
time and McCartney was was well into his
time and McCartney was was well into his gigging he loved playing live so that
gigging he loved playing live so that
gigging he loved playing live so that may explain to a degree why that
may explain to a degree why that
may explain to a degree why that negativity happens there another
negativity happens there another
negativity happens there another interesting difference in Lennon and
interesting difference in Lennon and
interesting difference in Lennon and McCartney well obviously the the
McCartney well obviously the the
McCartney well obviously the the splitter the Beatles was a major turning
splitter the Beatles was a major turning
splitter the Beatles was a major turning point for them and despite all of
point for them and despite all of
point for them and despite all of Lennon’s protestations of freedom and
Lennon’s protestations of freedom and
Lennon’s protestations of freedom and its McCartney who seems to have been
its McCartney who seems to have been
its McCartney who seems to have been freed up by that change his lyrical
freed up by that change his lyrical
freed up by that change his lyrical positivity has just gone up and in fact
positivity has just gone up and in fact
positivity has just gone up and in fact I’ll tell you what this actually
I’ll tell you what this actually
I’ll tell you what this actually represents to me McCartney was a more
represents to me McCartney was a more
represents to me McCartney was a more integrated character right from the
integrated character right from the
integrated character right from the beginning Lennon had terrible demons and
beginning Lennon had terrible demons and
beginning Lennon had terrible demons and he only knows Lennon’s biographical
he only knows Lennon’s biographical
he only knows Lennon’s biographical history he had a very difficult
history he had a very difficult
history he had a very difficult childhood he was he was he really had a
childhood he was he was he really had a
childhood he was he was he really had a very badly integrated personality and
very badly integrated personality and
very badly integrated personality and but McCartney was just a more normal guy
but McCartney was just a more normal guy
but McCartney was just a more normal guy and it meant that he could plan and make
and it meant that he could plan and make
and it meant that he could plan and make wings a proper band that took off in the
wings a proper band that took off in the
wings a proper band that took off in the 70s he settled down better with Lindy
70s he settled down better with Lindy
70s he settled down better with Lindy didn’t have all the chaos that that John
didn’t have all the chaos that that John
didn’t have all the chaos that that John Lennon had with Yoko Ono it was it was
Lennon had with Yoko Ono it was it was
Lennon had with Yoko Ono it was it was all it was all it was well there is one
all it was all it was well there is one
all it was all it was well there is one little thing though what happened in the
little thing though what happened in the
little thing though what happened in the late 70s to McCartney if anyone can tell
late 70s to McCartney if anyone can tell
late 70s to McCartney if anyone can tell me that be great
me that be great
me that be great because we don’t really know why there’s
because we don’t really know why there’s
because we don’t really know why there’s that dip in the lyric positivity was it
that dip in the lyric positivity was it
that dip in the lyric positivity was it because the wings albums weren’t doing
because the wings albums weren’t doing
because the wings albums weren’t doing so great was it because of the stress
so great was it because of the stress
so great was it because of the stress that was going on in the band at the
that was going on in the band at the
that was going on in the band at the time we’re not sure so if you’ve got any
time we’re not sure so if you’ve got any
time we’re not sure so if you’ve got any ideas please do do let me know now I am
ideas please do do let me know now I am
ideas please do do let me know now I am a huge Beatles fan I’m a huge Lennon fan
a huge Beatles fan I’m a huge Lennon fan
a huge Beatles fan I’m a huge Lennon fan and I’m a huge McCartney fan and when I
and I’m a huge McCartney fan and when I
and I’m a huge McCartney fan and when I saw this graph emerge I felt immediately
saw this graph emerge I felt immediately
saw this graph emerge I felt immediately inspired to me this represents something
inspired to me this represents something
inspired to me this represents something very beautiful these songwriters when my
very beautiful these songwriters when my
very beautiful these songwriters when my father first played me that that one of
father first played me that that one of
father first played me that that one of the most iconic pop albums of all time
the most iconic pop albums of all time
the most iconic pop albums of all time sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band when I was a young teenager it blew
Band when I was a young teenager it blew
Band when I was a young teenager it blew me away and ever since then these people
me away and ever since then these people
me away and ever since then these people that blow me away so to see this graph
that blow me away so to see this graph
that blow me away so to see this graph sent me thinking I want to express this
sent me thinking I want to express this
sent me thinking I want to express this not just by publishing an academic paper
not just by publishing an academic paper
not just by publishing an academic paper I want to express this in some other way
I want to express this in some other way
I want to express this in some other way and luckily I’m a composer so what I did
and luckily I’m a composer so what I did
and luckily I’m a composer so what I did was I wrote a piece of classical music
was I wrote a piece of classical music
was I wrote a piece of classical music that involved a soprano and the tenor
that involved a soprano and the tenor
that involved a soprano and the tenor the soprano represents John Lennon and
the soprano represents John Lennon and
the soprano represents John Lennon and the tenor represents Paul McCartney and
the tenor represents Paul McCartney and
the tenor represents Paul McCartney and I wrote this duet in a classical idiom
I wrote this duet in a classical idiom
I wrote this duet in a classical idiom and afterwards I was about thirty
and afterwards I was about thirty
and afterwards I was about thirty seconds a year so for every 30 so the
seconds a year so for every 30 so the
seconds a year so for every 30 so the first 30 seconds was 1963 in music in
first 30 seconds was 1963 in music in
first 30 seconds was 1963 in music in 1964 and then what I did is I I took the
1964 and then what I did is I I took the
1964 and then what I did is I I took the grass and I imposed them on the music so
grass and I imposed them on the music so
grass and I imposed them on the music so for 1963 where he had very high lyrical
for 1963 where he had very high lyrical
for 1963 where he had very high lyrical positivity for McCartney I would shove
positivity for McCartney I would shove
positivity for McCartney I would shove the tunes I’d written for 1963 for the
the tunes I’d written for 1963 for the
the tunes I’d written for 1963 for the tenor right to the top of the tenors
tenor right to the top of the tenors
tenor right to the top of the tenors range and for the years where Lennon had
range and for the years where Lennon had
range and for the years where Lennon had a low positivity I’d shove his tunes the
a low positivity I’d shove his tunes the
a low positivity I’d shove his tunes the soprano down to the bottom of the range
soprano down to the bottom of the range
soprano down to the bottom of the range this was a very painful process actually
this was a very painful process actually
this was a very painful process actually because it was sticking a machine in the
because it was sticking a machine in the
because it was sticking a machine in the middle of my composition process but we
middle of my composition process but we
middle of my composition process but we were very happy with how it turned out
were very happy with how it turned out
were very happy with how it turned out so I’m going to play an excerpt in a
so I’m going to play an excerpt in a
so I’m going to play an excerpt in a minute but I just like to finish with
minute but I just like to finish with
minute but I just like to finish with this for I do some of the great figures
this for I do some of the great figures
this for I do some of the great figures of the last 200 years have left tens of
of the last 200 years have left tens of
of the last 200 years have left tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands
thousands if not hundreds of thousands
thousands if not hundreds of thousands of words available and with modern
of words available and with modern
of words available and with modern computer scanning technology and the
computer scanning technology and the
computer scanning technology and the science of emotion analysis we have an
science of emotion analysis we have an
science of emotion analysis we have an opportunity here to perform large health
opportunity here to perform large health
opportunity here to perform large health psychology and history or many of these
psychology and history or many of these
psychology and history or many of these people and I think this is a tremendous
people and I think this is a tremendous
people and I think this is a tremendous opportunity that I hope we fully take
opportunity that I hope we fully take
opportunity that I hope we fully take advantage of and to finish off I will
advantage of and to finish off I will
advantage of and to finish off I will play you a little bit
sonification of Lennon and McCartney
sonification of Lennon and McCartney thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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