Composer Derek Amato

After a 2006 head injury, composer Derek Amato became a sudden musical savant. He’s composing music in his head 24 hours a day. During their discussion, Tom revealed that he himself dreams in numbers, and Mr. Amato knows exactly what he means by that, and he can relate.

Derek Amato details his extraordinary gift in his book My Beautiful Disaster: My brain injury, my gift, my life.

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