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John Eaton

"If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part."

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"If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. Learn as much about music as you possibly can. Learn composition. Study to try to create compositions of your own and put your own personal touch on your music."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"There's a certain kind of motion and pacing that our music has, and this just doesn't have that. We just kind of rushed to the conclusion of most of the songs. I just would've preferred to done them over."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine which hopefully the context of music would convey."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"Someone like Russell Crowe is questioned for his passion for music, and whatever he does, music is just in his heart and soul. All he wants to do is music."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"Do I think all contemporary Christian music is good? No."

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Jonathan Safran Foer

"I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music."

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John Eaton
"I'm thinking in terms of a point of departure, a field of action for performers to express an expressive need of mine which hopefully the context of music would convey."

Music

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John Eaton
"I really write for people."

People

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John Eaton
"But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out to the world."

Music

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John Eaton
"However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults."

Music

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John Eaton
"We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past."

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John Eaton
"Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist."

Composer

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John Eaton
"If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think the reason for that is that music played a very important part."

Music

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John Eaton
"I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear to the American audience, at any rate, exactly what is going on."

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John Eaton
"The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz."

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John Eaton
"Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers."

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