"You have a history of art-music that you equate with music. That's what I love about that term art-music. It separates itself from music-music, the music people have always made."

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Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.

Frank Fairfield

#Art Quotes #People Quotes #Made Quotes

“Sometimes... we suffer from the tyranny of comparison. Contests, competitions, thrive on it. Who cares?”
“While traveling, I've found that spontaneity keeps things fresh, while serendipity guides me through it all. There have been a lot of rough moments along the way, but they often bear the best memories.”

Source : "Oh Sweet Serendipity". Inside Switzerland magazine, Winter 2007.
“My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level.”
“It's interesting to leave a place, interesting even to think about it. Leaving reminds us of what we can part with and what we can't, then offers us something new to look forward to, to dream about.”
“Love is also a violence, and cannot be undone.”
“Michael Moore didn't have to worry that anyone would misinterpret the title of his film, 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' because in Hollywood, no one loves capitalism. That's too bad, because Hollywood is one of capitalism's greatest successes.”
“We're trying to impress ourselves in a way. That's why we keep trying to do things better... we never get satisfied.”
“I sometimes wonder ... if the land is not destroying the people who inhabit it as the people who inhabit it are destroying the land. A magic continent, a Peculiar Treasure, stuffed with riches, millions in it are starving in the midst of plenty.”

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