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Charles Ives

"One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife."

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"One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife."

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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

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"We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it's early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing 'I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man."

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"Music fills the void between the heart and soul and connects them in heavenly delights."

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"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."

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"The fabric of existence weaves itself whole."
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"But maybe music was not intended to satisfy the curious definiteness of man. Maybe it is better to hope that music may always be transcendental language in the most extravagant sense."
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