I used to look at composing music as problem solving. But as I get older, it's not about problem solving anymore. There are no solutions, because there are no problems. You just turn the tap and it flows out.
We're not on the outside looking in, we're on the outside looking out. - John Zorn
We're not on the outside looking in, we're on the outside looking out.
- John Zorn
I don't ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from Mount Sinai with… - John Zorn
I don't ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from Mount Sinai with…
I’m constantly in doubt about what I’m doing, I’m constantly tortured, and that’s why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yu… - John Zorn
I’m constantly in doubt about what I’m doing, I’m constantly tortured, and that’s why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness is for children and yu…
If you can make art with sound, can't you make music with objects? - John Zorn
If you can make art with sound, can't you make music with objects?
One thing that I do ask myself when I'm in the creative process is, 'Does the world need this?' - John Zorn
One thing that I do ask myself when I'm in the creative process is, 'Does the world need this?'
Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges… - John Zorn
Music is about people for me. It's not about sounds. It's about people; it's about putting people into challenging situations. And for me, challenges…
I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try to go out of my way to involve them so… - John Zorn
I run around, I listen to a lot of music, go to a lot of concerts. And when I see someone that gases me, I try to go out of my way to involve them so…
I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages. - John Zorn
I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.
People are great. But there's people who you get together with and you talk and you go away feeling energized, you feel inspired. And then there's pe… - John Zorn
People are great. But there's people who you get together with and you talk and you go away feeling energized, you feel inspired. And then there's pe…
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