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It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
Composer
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Music Theorist
Musician
Musicologist
Painter
Philosopher
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LA
California
John Milton Cage Jr.
John Milton Cage
Jr.
John Milton
Jr. Cage
J. C.
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In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.
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