Quotes by John Cage

John Cage

American composer and music

Lived from: 1912 - 1992

Category: Music | Politics Country: United States

Born: 5 september 1912 Died: 12 august 1992

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• Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay its putrefaction.

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• I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

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• If someone says can't, that shows you what to do.

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• It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of ''culture.''

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• We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.

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Subjects in these quotes:

• entertainment
• distraction
• acquisition
• frightened
• someone
• perform

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