“ Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not. ”
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“ I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played. ”
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“ You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way. ”
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“ You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way. ”
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“ I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works. ”
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“ I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
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“ I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works. ”
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“ The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a gift for judgment. If you have it, you can say anything you like. If you haven't got it, you don't know you haven't got it. And everything you say will be held against you. ”
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“ I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
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“ I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
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“ I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress. ”
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“ Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing. ”
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“ I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
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“ I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can. ”
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“ I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress. ”
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“ The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a gift for judgment. If you have it, you can say anything you like. If you haven't got it, you don't know you haven't got it. And everything you say will be held against you. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way. ”
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“ I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress. ”
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“ Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can. ”
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“ I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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“ I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can. ”
- Virgil Thomson- Copy
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