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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.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
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When you start working, everybody is in your studio- the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas- all are there. But as you continue painting, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you are lucky, even you leave.
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Get yourself out of whatever cage you find yourself in.
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We need not destroy the past. It is gone.
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