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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Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

音乐是进入更高层次的知识世界的一种无形的入口,这种知识世界理解人类,但人类无法理解。

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。

Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.

大规模分散注意力的聪明花招,催生了一种廉价的心灵手巧——上瘾的自恋者和自我药物治疗的自恋者。

As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate.

一听到音乐,我体内的某种东西就开始振动。