![]() ![]() Matt Hay: You very quickly want to start hearing things like, listen to those songs that really meant a lot to you because you might not ever get to hear them again.Īpril: We all have a soundtrack to our lives, but what if you were 21, just coming of age, and you had to choose then what the soundtrack would be for the rest of your life? What if your life went on, but the music in your head stayed the same? I found myself in a moment where I thought, "What songs do I want stuck in my head for the rest of my life?" Īpril: He wanted to capture the memories attached to those songs, going out with his buddies, driving fast down the freeway, falling in love for the first time. Matt Hay: When you think about getting a song stuck in your head, that usually just happens until you hear the next song and then that one gets stuck in your head. He started taking sign language classes and learning how to read lips. Here's April Dembosky with the story.Īpril: Matt Hay was in his early 20s when doctors told him he was going to lose his hearing. ![]() You can download all the chapters and get caught up, but this week we're bringing you a very different story called Soundtrack of Silence. If you've been listening to American Suburb, you know that we wrapped up last week. John: You're listening to Queued Up, Storytelling with Heart. Listen to the Soundtrack of Silence on KQED’s new storytelling podcast, Q’ed Up. When Matt’s hearing eventually fades to nothing, the silent soundtrack in his head takes on a role he never imagines. Behind each song, there is a coming-of-age story about freedom, tragedy, and falling in love. Matt starts listening to music with a new appreciation - truly studying it, as he curates the soundtrack for the rest of his life. He coasts through the early years of his diagnosis in denial, but as his hearing aids get bigger and bigger, Matt realizes he wants to capture the sounds that are slipping away: his girlfriend’s voice, the click of her heels and especially, the songs of their invincible youth. Matt Hay is a sophomore in college when he finds out he is going to lose his hearing. ![]() Matt is a member of the Children's Tumor Foundation Board of Directors. Matt Hay spoke with KQED-FM's (Northern California Public Broadcasting) storytelling podcast, Q'ed Up, about losing his hearing, falling in love with his wife, starting a family, and living with neurofibromatosis type 2. ![]()
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