At one point [Cardew] taught himself to play guitar simply in order to take part in the performance in a composition by Boulez, which is a little like saying he learned Danish to read Kiekegaard.
Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures. - Morton Feldman
Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures.
- Morton Feldman
After all, Jews invented psychiatry to help other Jews become Gentiles. - Morton Feldman
After all, Jews invented psychiatry to help other Jews become Gentiles.
Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for t… - Morton Feldman
Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for t…
Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can ha… - Morton Feldman
Music can imply the infinite if enough things depart from the norm far enough. Strange "abnormal" events can lead to the feeling that anything can ha…
If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost. - Morton Feldman
If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost.
Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon. - Morton Feldman
Most music is metaphor, but Wolff is not. I am not metaphor either. Parable, maybe. Cage is sermon.
I have a very dear friend, a great painter, called me up very upset, the work wasn’t going well… He asked me to come to his studio -- which I did -- … - Morton Feldman
I have a very dear friend, a great painter, called me up very upset, the work wasn’t going well… He asked me to come to his studio -- which I did -- …
To understand what music has to be, you have to live for music. Who's ready to do that? - Morton Feldman
To understand what music has to be, you have to live for music. Who's ready to do that?
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than ano… - Morton Feldman
The most interesting aspect for me, composing exclusively with patterns, is that there is not one organizational procedure more advantageous than ano…
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