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"Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight of expectation, which comes from an audience attending a King Crimson concert."
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"Expectations create and shape reality."
"Not the action, but the expectation creates results."
"Expectation creates the reality."
"Through our expectations, we violently expand and try to fill the world with our proofs of worth."
"Live without expectations. Don't set parameters on your life by telling yourself that something can only be enjoyed if it is a certain way. Allow life to surprise you. Keep an open mind and enjoy all of life's treasures."
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"The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?"
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