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Why I won’t sing at my book launch

Why I won’t sing at my book launch

By Tim on April 13, 2016

Why I won’t sing at my book launch Yes, my new book is called Bad Singer. No, I won’t sing at the launch party. That’s because I am part of just 2.5 percent of the population that suffers from amusia, the technical term for tone deafness. Amusia is a brain disorder similar to dyslexia. And […]

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