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When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
The final mystery is oneself.
The final mystery is oneself.
I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so read more
I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.
Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant read more
Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on, they don't get it.
No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.
No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.
From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. read more
From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.
A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, read more
A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with. - Guide to Good Leadership.
Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery read more
Some mystery should be left in the revelation of character in a play, just as a great deal of mystery is always left in the revelation of character in life, even in one's own character to himself.
When words leave off, music begins.
When words leave off, music begins.
