You can feel an emotion, just don't think that it's so important. - John Cage

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You can feel an emotion, just don't think that it's so important.

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About John Cage

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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I certainly had no feeling for harmony, and Schoenberg thought that that would make it impossible for me to write music. He said, 'You'll come to a wall you won't be able to get through.' I said, 'Well then, I'll beat my head against that wall.' I quite literally began hitting things, and developed a music of percussion that involved noises.

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I have nothing to say
and I am saying it
and that is poetry
as I need it.

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