Bjork (OTF) & Dame Evelyn Glennie - My Spine

[Montauk6]

[IcyPeas]

1. Glennie is deaf. I remember hearing about her years ago.

Glennie has been profoundly deaf since the age of 12, having started to lose her hearing at the age of 8.[9] This does not inhibit her ability to perform. She regularly plays barefoot during live performances and studio recordings to feel the music.[9]

Glennie contends that deafness is largely misunderstood by the public. She explains that she taught herself to hear with parts of her body other than her ears. On her website Glennie published "Hearing Essay" in which she discusses her condition.[10] Glennie also discusses how she feels music in different parts of her body in her TED talk "How To Truly Listen", published in 2003, and a collection of her speeches and writings are published in her book Listen World!.[11]