Quote by Igor Stravinsky
The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting, any more than it has any reason for ending. – Igor Stravinsky

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The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead. – Igor Stravinsky

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Conductors careers are made for the most part with Romantic music. Classic music eliminates the conductor we do not remember him in it. – Igor Stravinsky

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There is two kinds of music the good and bad. I play the good kind. – Louis Armstrong

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When all the original blues guys are gone, you start to realize that someone has to tend to the tradition. I recognize that I have some responsibility to keep the music alive, and its a pretty honorable position to be in. – Eric Clapton

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