A 'mistake' is beside the point, for once anything happens … - John Cage

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A 'mistake' is beside the point, for once anything happens it authentically is.

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John Cage (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music, electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments. Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avantgarde and, in the opinion of many, the most influential American composer of the 20th century.

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Alternative Names: John Milton Cage Jr. • John Milton Cage, Jr. • John Milton, Jr. Cage • J. C.

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The emotions - love, mirth, the heroic, wonder, tranquility, fear, anger, sorrow, disgust - are in the audience.

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.” — John Cage

A 'mistake' is beside the point, for once anything happens it authentically is. - John Cage

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