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John Cage Quotes about Listening

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The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

The act of listening is in fact an act of composing.

John Cage
Listening, Facts, Composing

It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of 'culture.'

John Cage
Mean, Listening, Acquisition
John Cage (2010). “Silence: Lectures and Writings”, p.78, Wesleyan University Press

No one can have an idea once he starts really listening.

John Cage
Ideas, Listening
John Cage (2010). “Silence: Lectures and Writings”, p.91, Wesleyan University Press

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