Virgil%20Thomson

I've never known...

I've never known...

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself...

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Let your mind...

Let your mind...

Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

Source: On writing; in Christian Science...

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I thought of...

I thought of...

I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in...

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Try a thing...

Try a thing...

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a...

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Reviewing music or...

Reviewing music or...

Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing...

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I said to...

I said to...

I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is...

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Musicians . ....

Musicians . ....

Musicians . . . own music because music owns them.

Source: Commencement address at...

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I don't go...

I don't go...

I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.

Source: On infrequency with...

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I seem to...

I seem to...

I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third...

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I don't care...

I don't care...

I don't care what [other critics] say, I only hope to be played.

Source: On being...

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You explain how...

You explain how...

You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.

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I never learned...

I never learned...

I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is...

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I look at...

I look at...

I look at you and I write down what I hear.

Source: To Picasso, when asked how he...

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Falsely conceived and...

Falsely conceived and...

Falsely conceived and rather clumsily executed . . . crooked folklore and halfway opera.

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The description and...

The description and...

The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a...

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