I shift between mediums very frequently. Instead of taking a break from writing, I just write in a different medium or in a different way or for a different purpose, so that I don't actually stop writing - I just go to something else. Like going from a big symphony to a piano piece is great and very refreshing, I find. And then going from that to a big concerto, and then having to go out and play.
I think it's a great handicap to be discovered at an early age. I didn't have that burden of early success. I had the much more livable and durable c… - Philip Glass
I think it's a great handicap to be discovered at an early age. I didn't have that burden of early success. I had the much more livable and durable c…
- Philip Glass
I don't know what I'm doing and it's the not knowing that makes it interesting. - Philip Glass
I don't know what I'm doing and it's the not knowing that makes it interesting.
The work I've done is the work I know, and the work I do is the work I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing. - Philip Glass
The work I've done is the work I know, and the work I do is the work I don't know. I don't know what I'm doing.
A new language requires a new technique. If what you're saying doesn't require a new language, then what you're saying probably isn't new. - Philip Glass
A new language requires a new technique. If what you're saying doesn't require a new language, then what you're saying probably isn't new.
I've been called a minimalist composer for more than 30 years, and while I've never really agreed with the description, I've gotten used to it. - Philip Glass
I've been called a minimalist composer for more than 30 years, and while I've never really agreed with the description, I've gotten used to it.
You practice and you get better. It's very simple. - Philip Glass
You practice and you get better. It's very simple.
The problem with listening, of course, is that we don't. There's too much noise going on in our heads, so we never hear anything. The inner conversat… - Philip Glass
The problem with listening, of course, is that we don't. There's too much noise going on in our heads, so we never hear anything. The inner conversat…
There's almost no content in terms of language at all. I don't like using language to convey meaning. I'd rather use images and music. - Philip Glass
There's almost no content in terms of language at all. I don't like using language to convey meaning. I'd rather use images and music.
What you hear depends on how you focus your ear. We're not talking about inventing a new language, but rather inventing new perceptions of existing l… - Philip Glass
What you hear depends on how you focus your ear. We're not talking about inventing a new language, but rather inventing new perceptions of existing l…
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