The innate musicality of speech has inspired Gerry Diver's Speech Project. Colin Irwin talks to him, and looks at the chequered history of words and popular music"Speech … speech is dripping with musicality. There's a real magic to it," says Gerry Diver with the guilty air of a man who knowingly eavesdrops on other people's conversations. Not for nefarious reasons, you understand, but for the pure pleasure of listening to the tone and rhythm of their voices.That's his excuse and he's sticking ...
Guardian Music — The innate musicality of speech has inspired Gerry Diver's Speech Project. Colin Irwin talks to him, and looks at the chequered history of words and popular music"Speech ... more info