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Try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

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
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Painter
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
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LA
California
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