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You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.
Cecil Taylor
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Cecil Taylor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1929
Born: March 25
Died: 2018
Died: April 5
Classical Pianist
Composer
Jazz Pianist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Cecil Percival Taylor
Jazz
Interested
Whatever
Music
Must
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Preconceptions
Surrender
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