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I want to change my way of seeing, NOT my way of feeling. I was perfectly happy about my feelings.

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John Cage
Age: 79 †
Born: 1912
Born: September 5
Died: 1992
Died: August 2
Composer
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Painter
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John Milton Cage Jr.
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