Why do you not do as I do? Letting go of your thoughts as though they were the cold ashes of a long dead fire? - John Cage

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Why do you not do as I do? Letting go of your thoughts as though they were the cold ashes of a long dead fire?

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

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Thoreau got up each morning and walked to the woods as though he had never been where he was going to, so that whatever was there came to him like liquid into an empty glass. Many people taking such a walk would have their heads so full of other ideas that it would be a long time before they were capable of hearing or seeing. Most people are blinded by themselves.

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