Life, like music, was never made to run in straight lines #TEDTalks

Name: Life, like music, was never made to run in straight lines #TEDTalks
Uploaded: 2026-10-03T03:00:23+08:00
Description: Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier has a name for the feeling that moves through a great piece of music: the wiggle. Watch him break down the idea into its three parts — melody, rhythm and harmony — with nothing but his own voice, a grand piano and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” Turns out life, like music, was never made to run in straight lines.

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