It is better to make a piece of music than to perform one, better to perform one than to listen to one, better to listen to one than to misuse it as a means of distraction, entertainment, or acquisition of "culture."

  • -- John Cage 约翰·凯奇

创作一段音乐比演奏一段好,演奏一段比听一段好,听一段比把它当作消遣、娱乐或获得“文化”的手段要好。

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I get a lot of kids distracted. Sometimes they got to go cover left field, but they're over here talking to me, getting an autograph.

我让很多孩子分心。有时候他们要去左外野打掩护,但他们在这里和我聊天,要我给他们签名。

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

我从来都不是一个能得奖的人……当然也从来没有对他们的收购给予过多的重视。

Every significant event that takes place in our lives is set to some kind of music.

我们生活中发生的每一件大事都是由某种音乐决定的。

Music is a language - and language, at its finest, should be music.

音乐是一种语言,而语言的精华应该是音乐。

I don't listen to music when I write - I find it distracting.

我写作时不听音乐——我觉得它会分散注意力。