I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.
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I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress.
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Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.
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I look at you and I write down what I hear.
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I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.
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