Why Make Music... Episode 085: Perception Versus Reality

What if the biggest difference between success and failure, happiness and disappointment, or even truth and fiction isn't reality itself... but our perception of it?

In Episode 085 of Why Make Music..., Willa May takes listeners on a thoughtful journey through music, philosophy, history, social media, creativity, and everyday life to explore the space between what is real and what we believe to be real.

Beginning with Plato's famous Cave Allegory, we examine how human beings often mistake shadows for substance and perception for reality. From there, the conversation moves into the world of art and music, where creators release their work into the world only to discover that audiences often find mean ...