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If this word “music” is sacred and reserved for eighteenth and nineteenth century instruments, we can substitute a more meaningful term: organization of sound. – John Cage

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The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation. – John Cage

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We are involved in a life that passes understanding and our highest business is our daily life. – John Cage

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Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart. – Andres Segovia

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Youre now getting a new breed of people like Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli and I think thats why people feel less intimidated by classical music than they once did. – Katherine Jenkins

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That was a time when I did love music, I couldnt get enough of what was going on. Maybe it was Nirvana that brought me back. I guess it was a comfort because something that sounded so right – and non-commercial – had become so influential, so immediately. – Marc Jacobs

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I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and thats what makes them extraordinary. – Bono

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