Exploring Music with TED talks: Famous Musicians Edition
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Exploring Music with TED talks: Famous Musicians Edition

Sting on Ted Talks

TED talks are great. They let you discover not only new ideas but also a new side to people and in this case to some of our favourite musicians. In this rendition of Music and TED talks, we have accumulated a list of talks by famous musicians who touch on the subjects of songwriting, innovation, human connection, human rights and some damn good music.   Sting: How I started writing songs again     So, starting off with Sting. You probably…

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Exploring music with TED talks – Part Two

TED Talks Music

As we are sure you know, TED talks are amazing. They are inspirational, mind-opening, challenging, heartbreaking and so many other adjectives separated by commas. However, I am not sure if you are aware that watching a TED talk live can be a very expensive endeavour, as for some TED conferences prices of attendance can vary from $600 to $1000 and above. Naturally, you can visit a TEDx which is a local event that attracts local lecturers (with the ‘x’ referring…

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Exploring music with TED talks

Sting at TED Talks

Unless you have been living under a rock the past several decades (we really hope you haven’t) you must have come across a TED talk at one point or other. The first TED took place in 1984 as a one-off conference where the topics of Technology, Entertainment and Design were merged together by the presentations of various fascinating individuals within these spheres. Gradually, TED’s popularity grew and it became an annual gathering of like-minded people. It also managed to transpass…