I’ve definitely painted with sound. I start with a feeling—maybe a quiet ache or a burst of joy—and let that set the color palette. I pick a chord that feels the shade of that emotion, then layer in melodies that dance like brush strokes. When I hear the song, I try to hear the paint drying in my mind, the subtle shifts in hue. It’s a little like mixing paint and then listening for the right shade to pop. It keeps me honest, because every note has to serve that core feeling, just like every stroke serves the canvas.