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“The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.”
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“What do you think an artist is? An imbecile who only has eyes, if he is a painter, or ears if he is a musician, or a lyre in every chamber of his heart if he is a poet, or even, if he is a boxer, just his muscles? Far from it: at the same time he is also a political being, constantly aware of the heartbreaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. How could it be possible to feel no interest in other people, and with a cool indifference to detach yourself from the very life which they bring to you so abundantly? No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.”
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“If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse... but surely you will see the wildness!”
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Music History & Theory
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— last activity Feb 28, 2011 06:43AM
A kind of reference area for books on music theory, criticism, and historical analysis. Not really for biographies of musicians though some may be inc ...more
The Walking Book Club
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— last activity May 19, 2021 12:49PM
We are a community of books lovers in sneakers. We listen and move to engage the body and mind.
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