[MaineRepublic]

Since I don't think many of you watch 60 Minutes, I thought I would share this amazing, non-political story with you. At least I find it amazing.

[Big Digger]

Exactly right! Nice story, great kid, but I don't intend to ever again watch 60 Minutes. It's a matter of principle and CBS' is non-existent.

[Publius6961]

Just.
Wow.

[ProudVet77]

It's cool that there a new music prodigies coming along.
My only complaint is that there are science and mathematics geniuses that are out there too.

[Fierce Allegiance]

I caught a chunk of this after watching the Patriots win, as usual. That kid is amazing!I have a lot of admiration for anybody with musical talent, but this kids abilities are beyond simple talent!

[international american]

I would love to compare his music with Mozart at the same age....why am I not a believer?

[angkor]

I caught it last night while surfing.

The kid is truly amazing, the kind of musical prodigy you see once in a generation. It will be interesting to watch him advance in his skills and career.

Most remarkable when he played his compositions in reverse (upside down and backwards). Even his concert piano teacher was watching the kid in absolute awe.

[Personal Responsibility]

Its nice to see good news once in a while.

[Marysecretary]

Wow. He certainly has a God-given gift.

[AnAmericanMother]

Did they play some of his compositions?

What did they sound like?

[debboo]

Wonderful and fascinating story, thank you for posting.

[wideawake]

I'd have to actually hear his compositions to evaluate the claim that he is comparable to Mozart.

There's a difference between being the next Mozart and the next Saint-Saens.

An amazing story, nonetheless.

[Mr. Jeeves]

"He hears music in his head all the time, and he’ll start composing and he doesn’t even realize it probably, that he’s doing it," says Robert. "But the teachers would get angry, and they would call us in for emergency meetings with seven people sitting there trying to figure out how they’re going accommodate our son."

As they always do when a student dares to excel.

[finnman69]

Very cool story bump.

In a world filled with so much crap and pain, this is refreshing and inspiring.

[bassoonmoo]

ping :)

[The G Man]

Fascinating story. Thanks for posting it, MR.

[montag813]

I didnt think the kid was so impressive on the show. Mozart was actually good. His music is lame. Also he never edits his pieces, and another "genius: showed how relentlessly Beethoven marked up his sheets.

[Maigrey]

PING!

[pray4liberty]

God bless Jay.

[Dalite]

This kid understands music. There is a lot to be said for that. Of course, he is above average intelligence; many studies have found children with a musical background do better scholastically.

Brian Wilson was another prodigy; although at a different time and different age. He listened to Phil Spector productions until he could write the score and include every instrument that Spector used in his "Wall of Sound" concept.

Apparently Jay has a similar understanding of the complexities of music; reverse engineering a sound in his head (that has never been played before, because he hasn't composed it yet). His keen hearing shaped his desires at a young age. I would imagine that his folks played some classical music while he was young, or even in the womb.

Jay is a prodigy because of this exceptional capability at such a young age. Brian Wilson is a similar prodigy because he was technically deaf in one ear.

Let's hope that Jay's folks let him continue with his first true love, without keeping him in a pressure cooker to use it to support others. This is the death of creativity, when it becomes the creator's responsibility for the existence of those that cling to the creator's talent.

This kind of talent, especially in music, historically has turned out to be a real curse.

By the same token, most truly talented figures in history faced emotional demons due to a society that was so out of step to their way of thinking.

[jtminton]

HE IS THE FIRESTARTER!