Grammy-winning musician Jacob Collier has a name for the feeling that moves through a great piece of music: the wiggle. Watch him break down the idea into its three parts — melody, rhythm and harmony — with nothing but his own voice, a grand piano and Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” Turns out life, like music, was never made to run in straight lines. (Recorded at TED2026 on April 14, 2026)
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@jupitired777
September 19, 2026 at 3:57 pm
immensely talented and hardworking dude
@shpakvel
September 19, 2026 at 4:16 pm
Thanks, Jacob.
@lila44411
September 19, 2026 at 4:17 pm
Yeah. I’m going to need Jacob to redo all my music theory and practical experience. I don’t tire of listening to him.
@lila44411
September 19, 2026 at 4:19 pm
It’s incredible how much watching a prodigy can both humble and inspire you to such intense degrees 🤣🤣🤣
@oc7445
September 19, 2026 at 4:30 pm
So, when will Jacob write a book?
@fangirl6115
September 19, 2026 at 4:34 pm
😊
@Iwa_Biafwyla
September 19, 2026 at 4:42 pm
If you want maximum “HOOOO BOY” vibes I highly recommend just watching this and Tim Exile’s TEDtalks back to back on repeat.
They’re both amazing eccentrics who approach music from a very unique dimension, to say the least
@loading9525
September 19, 2026 at 4:45 pm
JACOB MY BELOEVED
@TheWaveFiles
September 19, 2026 at 4:49 pm
Well, he’s as good as a songwriter as chatgpt when it comes to emotions for me , if he write a song as emotionally charged as “Stand by me” or “Hotel California” or Radio head’s masterpiece “paranoid Android” and ” Street spirit fade out ” then we’ll see….
@matnreyes
September 19, 2026 at 4:50 pm
Woah woah woah
@zedkaido
September 19, 2026 at 4:52 pm
Wiggle WIgGle WIGGLE
@bumshitty-o5v
September 19, 2026 at 5:01 pm
Utterly insufferable
@jonasc1221
September 19, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Beautiful, wow.
@nakedhand
September 19, 2026 at 5:37 pm
Mega grifter. The cult is in the comments
@MarkWestbrookRadio
September 19, 2026 at 6:02 pm
This is your sign to keep going and never give up
@LordGoogoo_432
September 19, 2026 at 6:16 pm
What would we do without Jacob. He’s the soaring and guiding light that keeps music alive. In a world seemingly devout of talented musicians he is still on top. So much of music has lost its true value. Jacob puts the music first and always has. Lady Gaga too.
@biggic2004
September 19, 2026 at 6:31 pm
Thank you! All one ever needs to know, to know everything about everything.. 😊❤
@iam91noble
September 19, 2026 at 6:34 pm
Ppl rlly hate on this man for 0 reason 🤦♂️
@JuliaisJulieMallen-e3r
September 19, 2026 at 6:42 pm
It will be quite interesting to visually see how everyone is going to wiggle thier way to the narrow path.
😏🫶🪶🐻❄️🦢🦕💖🪽🪽🪽🕊️😎⌚🇺🇸☘️💎💎💎💎🩵🦕💖🦢🐻❄️🪶🪶🪶🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋⭐⭐⭐⭐🐻😎🦎
@aidanfoley5627
September 19, 2026 at 6:43 pm
Jethro!
@mikefrank8511
September 19, 2026 at 7:08 pm
Breathtaking
@TREACLsales
September 19, 2026 at 7:47 pm
10 minutes with Jacob is all it takes to open the heart
@seyaro_
September 19, 2026 at 8:37 pm
I can’t wait for Sor Hands to react to this
@marker52
September 19, 2026 at 9:13 pm
Woah woah woah
@hugh_jerrah
September 19, 2026 at 9:21 pm
His Jumper has given me a vestibular migraine