It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to p…

John Cage
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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 (2010). Silence: Lectures and Writings, p.78, Wesleyan University Press
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