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I get chills when I listen to some music - I thought that was universal, or at least commonplace. Just how unique is getting chills supposed to be that it might be a marker for a "unique" brain?
We are all pretty unique and I'm pretty sure most of the population would get chills when listening to music they really like.
I too get chills when listening to some music. I too thought this was universal or commonplace.

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I get chills when listening to Tupac.
I when listening to Hans Zimmer's In Time
For me Hot Tuna, Asleep at the Wheel and Alison Krauss with Union Station. Jefferson Airplane and the Dead live many years ago. Some of Alison Krauss's new work Windy City.
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I did get chills when listening to specific songs when I was in my 20s. Now 37 I havent really had it happen to me since.

Funnily enough, it was a song from the swedish band Kent. Which some say is inspired from radiohead. And a radiohead song was used as an example in the article.

I actually listened to the Radiohead song, and immediately felt it was a bit familiar to the kind of music that used to give me the chills.

Same for, but earlier. Listening to my stash is no longer as satisfying as it used to be.

I do miss them so much.

One could argue that everyone has a unique brain due to their subjective experience.
The first song I recall experiencing this effect from is Pat Metheny Group's song "San Lorenzo". And it still happens most times I hear it.
I have never experienced 'chills' when listening to music.