Its a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesnt support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, Well, yeah, but you start to think, Why not, though? What makes one more valuable than another? – David Byrne
Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight. – Billy Corgan
The novelist must look on humanity without partiality or prejudice. His sympathy, like that of the historian, must be unbounded, and untainted by sect or party. – Goldwin Smith
