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Originally Posted by joeq  I can't.
In my experience, people who have synesthesia rarely agree on what color = what sound. It is of interest only to their internal monologue. Other people either make no connection or a different connection. |
Although people have their own internal perceptions of what color means to them, I can also kind of "get" what they're talking about. I normally will then ask a follow up question or two to make sure we're on the same page. Many colors have a certain standardization, though not always the same.
I've said this here before but Joni Mitchell told me once the reason she loved to work with Jaco, Herbie, Wayne and Erskine so much was they understood immediately what she mean when she referred to colors or described things in metaphors to convey what she wanted. Most people just kind of laughed at her and she hated that. Those guys understood and took her seriously.