Where does this music come from? Not an earworm!

Post date: 2019-02-17 05:38:15

Asking for a family member, a healthy musician and stonemason in his forties who does not drink or smoke. He and his family live in a rural area with minimal traffic. "I often wake up with an original piece of music in my head, most commonly in the form of a looping bassline. This happens both in mornings and after naps. Sometimes the music comes with a melody or even lyrics layered over the rhythm. Does this happen to anyone else out there? Any insights into possible biological explanations of the phenomenon?"

"Even in its simplest forms I find this helps avoid being judgmental towards my own creativity: the subconscious is somehow unquestionable. (Although at times the music is recognizably derivative or in fact a song I've heard on recent days, but even these instances can be received positively and worked from.)"

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