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My favourite music is the music I haven't yet heard. I don't hear the music I write: I write in order to hear the music I haven't yet heard.
John Cage
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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
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We need not destroy the past. It is gone.
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In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.
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We only hear what we listen for.
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Don't try to create and analyze at the same time. They're different processes.
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