Carolina QuotesI remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. And so we make our lives by what we love.
John Cage Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Lecture on Nothing" (1949)
- year
- 1949
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“I remember loving sound before I ever took a music lesson. A…” John Cage. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-CF51103485. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/cf51103485
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