Synaesthesia. It’s more common than you think, most cases are lifelong. It’s particularly notable in creative fields. Start looking at the language to describe music and color, you’ll begin to notice the crossed senses of the words and themes. Color has sound and vice versa, many more differing examples than that as well.
That said, I suspect the byline of Durham, NC is due to the presence of The Rhine Institute there. I’ve become uncomfortable with the intentions of that place in the past decade or so, after having something of an association with it prior.
That’s not to cast doubt upon the validity of their research, just the purpose of it. Friendly to orthodox Christianity are words I would not use to describe them.
“Start looking at the language to describe music and color, you’ll begin to notice the crossed senses of the words and themes.”
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Sounds like when I’m cooking. I tend to think in terms of adding bass notes to my soups, for example, and am good at combining harmonious flavors. For me, food is musical.