The day I found out other people don't hear colors

When I was 16, my world shattered when I realized other people don't hear colors in music. Here is the story of how it went down!
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[@cherisebeekman]

Once in an art class, we were encouraged to listen to a piece of music and then try to paint the images it inspired. It was a stretch for most of us to take auditory sensations and turn them into visual images, but if I tried to imagine what was happening in the piece of music, the images definitely had color and personality. I don’t automatically see colors when I hear music, but I believe it is something we might be able to train ourselves to do with practice.

[@davidedrich6985]

So where do you see the color you hear?

[@AmandaSmith-zr8mn]

In your minds eye

[@finch2213]

I buy that. To me the Beatles are blues and greens and The Rolling Stones are browns and oranges.
Also some math problems have color. 4x8=32 is blue and 7x3=21 is yellow.

[@SLYKM]

32 is one of my favorite colors then, oh well I meant to say numbers, but blue is one of my favorite colors so basically the same thing.

[@GalletaGatita]

I can see the colors in numbers, but I don't see colors in music. That's very interesting.

[@smol-one]

Same, but with inner monologues. Like it's just quiet inside some people's heads. What?

[@almeidareis]

Interesting... I've never heard of it but sounds very interesting.

[@sarahgelberg]

I've heard colors in music since I was taking piano lessons at the age of about ten. My mom happened to understand it, so when I mentioned "playing the pink notes," she had some idea of what I was talking about, and was able to explain what it was. I'm in my late 40s now, and I still hear color in music. Numbers also have colors for me--I see a rainbow every time I play Sudoku.

[@garysimpson7326]

Do you have perfect pitch also?

[@OrangeConcerto]

This is so interesting! I was almost 30 when I realized that most people don't "hear" textures that they touch. That's the closest I can get to describing it... It's a sensation inside of my ears, and the more irregular a texture is the louder it feels.

[@lisawhitehall1870]

Synthetic fabrics are the worst.

[@lisawhitehall1870]

😮❤word! 😊

[@alexandrafisher3614]

Synesthesia

[@monabiehl6213]

You mean people don't hear colors in music? I thought everyone did.