I was online looking for that hidden link between Timbaland and Pharrell. Did you know that they knew each other since middle school? Their parents knew each other, their grandparents knew each other, they wuz tite.

Anyways, what caught my eye was this:
On the ABC show "Nightline" Pharrell said, "I could always visualize what I was hearing" and "It was always like weird colors," suggesting he may have synesthesia.

Maybe that's why I like his production so much, it's oddly visual. In fact, I think that's why I like what I like at all - good music, to me, is inseparable from a strong image. I don't think I'm like other synesthesiacs though. I don't see color, I see shapes and textures. If it's a real instrument, I see the instrument. If it's an abstract noise, it's a waveform, clearly defined in a three-dimensional space. Voices tend to fall in the latter category, which is why it's so easy for me to tune out lyrics.