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This program begins with an advisory. No, no, not that kind. There\u2019s nothing dirty, obscene, or controversially political coming up. It\u2019s just that, well\u2014what you\u2019re about to hear is different. Very different. And I mean really different.<\/p>\n
There are thousands of music genres out there, but on this program, we\u2019re going to look at something special. It\u2019s a genre known as \u201coutsider music.\u201d<\/p>\n
You know the kid at school who seemed to live a little beyond the status quo? He or she wasn\u2019t quite normal\u2014and I do not mean that in any judgmental or pejorative way. They just marched to their own beat. Whatever was going on inside their head may have been a little hard to grasp.<\/p>\n
Some of these people may have felt a need to express themselves artistically, and the art that came out didn\u2019t exactly fit anywhere. If it was music, it wasn\u2019t the sort of music other people were making.<\/p>\n
Outsider musicians are often self-taught. They\u2019re perhaps a little na\u00efve when it comes to the conventions of music and how it is performed. Traditions, music theory, and experience mean nothing to them. They don\u2019t care what other people think because they believe in themselves so much. For them, it\u2019s all about the sheer joy of music.<\/p>\n
No two outsider musicians sound alike. Some have intellectual disabilities or suffer from some kind of mental illness (like schizophrenia, for example), while others are just a little left of centre when it comes to their outlook on reality\u2014something that comes through in their music.<\/p>\n
But all outsider musicians have something in common. There\u2019s often a childlike quality to what they create, and they are motivated by the sheer joy of making music\u2014damn what other people may think.<\/p>\n
If we look at them through that lens, their spirit is to be admired\u2014even if the music is a little, uh, challenging.<\/p>\n
Now that you\u2019ve been warned and I\u2019ve explained myself, let\u2019s take another dive into the fascinating world of outsider music. Prepare yourself.<\/p>\n
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