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If my work is accepted, I must move on to the point where it is not.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
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John Milton Cage Jr.
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So somebody has talent? So what? Dime a dozen. And we're overpopulated. Actually we have more food than we have people and more art. We've gotten to the point of burning food. When will we begin to burn our art?
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Why do you not do as I do? Letting go of your thoughts as though they were the cold ashes of a long dead fire?
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It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.
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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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The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.
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Now that we have everything we need, we discover that there is almost nothing that we have that we want
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My work became an exploration of non-intention.
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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 world is no longer a romantic place some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win.
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In an utter emptiness anything can take place.
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Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.
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