The top 10 most inspiring quotes by John Cage
- I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
- Everything you do is music, and everywhere is the best seat.
- 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.
- Wherever we are, what we hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us. When we listen to it, we find it fascinating.
- The material of music is sound and silence. Integrating these is composing.
- When you start working, everybody is in your studio- the past, your friends, enemies, the art world, and above all, your own ideas- all are there. But as you continue painting, they start leaving, one by one, and you are left completely alone. Then, if you are lucky, even you leave.
- Look at everything. Don’t close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what there is to see.
- The Indians long ago knew that music was going on permanently and that hearing it was like looking out a window at a landscape which didn’t stop when one turned away.
- If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it is not boring at all.
- The highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.
John Cage (1912-1992) was a pioneering American composer and music theorist renowned for his avant-garde approach to composition and performance.
Influenced by Zen Buddhism and modernist philosophy, Cage is best known for his innovative use of chance operations and unconventional instruments. His most famous work, “4’33″” (1952), consists of four minutes and thirty-three seconds of silence, challenging traditional notions of music and sound.
Cage’s exploration of prepared piano, where objects are placed inside the piano to alter its sound, was groundbreaking and influential. His ideas extended beyond music into visual art and philosophy, significantly impacting contemporary art and performance practices.
Cage’s radical ideas and willingness to embrace randomness and non-traditional sound sources have cemented his legacy as a revolutionary figure in 20th-century music.
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