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Toure Show

Alex Isley–I Sing

Toure Show

DCP Entertainment

Society & Culture, Arts, Performing Arts

4.8880 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Alex Isley is an amazing young singer who’s the daughter of one of the legendary Isley Brothers and it’s like she was born to sing. She has an amazing voice, perfect pitch, and synesthesia. A fascinating conversation with a gifted singer. Toure Show Episode 278 Host & Writer: Touré Senior Producer: Jackie Garofano Assistant Producer: Adell Coleman Editor: Ryan Woodhall Photographers: Chuck Marcus, Shanta Covington, and Nick Karp Booker: Claudia Jean The House: DCP Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/toureshow See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Okay, ready.

0:02.0

Take what you know, things she's something about

0:19.0

baby, I'm thinking about everyone you need

0:21.0

a whole thing is things. Give me one you need, I'm all in these things are brutal,

0:24.0

now I'm out here, seeing you wanting you,

0:28.0

hey, good sort of race show, okay, though,

0:32.0

good sort of race show, okay though. The tour ratio, okay though.

0:35.0

That might be the best question I've ever been on. Alex Eisley isly is an incredible singer, the daughter of one of the legendary Isley brothers, and a person who has

0:55.1

synesthesia. What is synesthesia? She breaks it down.

1:02.3

Influencer. It's a word that gets tossed around a lot these days.

1:06.0

There is a woman who went the distance, who broke ground as the first true influencer by living a remarkable life. Her name Elizabeth Taylor.

1:18.6

I'm Katie Perry. This is the story of the original influencer.

1:23.6

This is Elizabeth the first.

1:27.9

Elizabeth the first, the podcast, wherever you listen. You let's say say what you talked about before, you have

1:35.0

synesthesia, which means that, in general, it means that people relate in their mind they relate one sense to another and in

1:46.9

your particular case you relates color to sound is that right?

1:53.0

Yes.

1:54.0

Can you explain like how does this function for you in your mind and how does it help you in your music?

2:00.0

So in my mind, and I've had this realizing or looking back, I had I've had this since I was little. I didn't know it was a thing. I just knew that I saw specific colors with specific notes and keys.

2:15.0

So like C major is always yellow, it's always been yellow,

2:19.4

and it makes perfect sense in my head, but let's see like G major is almost like the blue I have on my nails like a sky like sky blue. And so as far as with my music, because I think I think the key of a song

2:42.1

absolutely like really sets the mood and if you change the key it makes a difference I mean you know you think about

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