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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
Illustrator
Music Theorist
Musician
Musicologist
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
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California
John Milton Cage Jr.
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Lullabies
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