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Quote by Gustav Mahler
If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not b

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. – Gustav Mahler

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A true personality . . . is like a robust organism that, with unconscious sureness, seeks out and digests the nourishment appropriate to it and vigorously rejects that which is unsuitable. – Gustav Mahler

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Personality
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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos. – Gustav Mahler

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Beauty
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Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that thats what the music is about. – Brian Eno

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The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music. – Martin Scorsese

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Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life. – Chris Rock

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