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It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
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My favourite music is the music I haven't yet heard. I don't hear the music I write: I write in order to hear the music I haven't yet heard.
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Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.
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Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical.
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Until I die there will be sounds. And they will continue following my death. One need not fear about the future of music.
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The attitude I take is that everyday life is more interesting than forms of celebration, when we become aware of it. That when is when our intentions go down to zero. Then suddenly you notice that the world is magical.
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The material of music is sound and silence. Integrating these is composing.
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