Neil: I'm Neil.
Sam: And I'm Sam.
Neil: Would you say you're artistic, Sam?
Can you draw or paint?
Do you dance or play music?
Sam: I play the piano a bit.
Yes, I'd say I'm quite artistic.
How about you, Neil?
Neil: Well, if you count playing football as artistic then yes,
but basically no – I can't paint.
Sam: We've been wondering why artistic ability comes more naturally to some people than others,
so in this programme we'll be asking: are artists' brains different?
We'll hear two expert opinions, and as usual,
we'll learn some useful new vocabulary as well.
So, what do you think, Neil?
Are artists' brains different from other people's?
Neil: I'm not sure, Sam,
but it's true that many artists behave differently, often in very strange ways.
For example, did you know that Michelangelo worked so hard he never took a bath!
Or that guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix, once set fire to his guitar on stage!