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The trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.

Igor Stravinsky

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We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.
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Clock Control Fly Instrument Journey Slow Time
I had another dream the other day about music critics. They were small and rodent-like with padlocked ears, as if they had stepped out of a painting by Goya.
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The true creator may be recognized by his ability always to find about him, in the commonest and humblest thing, items worthy of note.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one.
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Freedom Oneself Perspective Restriction
Composition is selective improvisation.
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Improve One Liner Selective
My childhood was a period of waiting for the moment when I could send everyone and everything connected with it to hell.
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The real composer thinks about his work the whole time; he is not always conscious of this, but he is aware of it later when he suddenly knows what he will do.
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Aware Conscious Himself Thinking Time Willing Work
An artist is like a pig snouting truffles.
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Animal Artist
Look for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Animal Children Life Music Myself Symphony Understand
I never am sea sick, never. I am sea drunk!
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Myself Sea Sick
My music is best understood by children and animals.
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Animal Best Children Music Understand
Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.
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Instrument Live Music Play Silence
To be deprived of art and left alone with philosophy is to be close to Hell.
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Alone Art Close Hell Philosophy
There is music wherever there is rhythm, as there is life wherever there beats a pulse.
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Life Lyrics Music Nature
All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.
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Close Eyes Symbol Yourself
Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.
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Burn Money Worth

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