"I'm not an intellectual composer."

-- Les Baxter

#Intellectual Quotes #Composer Quotes

“Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government.”
“I've got nothing to do today but smile.”

Source : Song: The Only Living Boy In New York
“The idea of capitalism is not just success but also the failure that allows success to happen.”
“Most child actors go through that. Unless you can transition into an adult star, your career is over.”
“Your musical soul is like facets of a jewel, and you stick out one facet at a time ... (and) I tend to work real hard on whatever it is I do, to get it up to speed, up to a professional level. I tend to bury myself in one thing for years at a time.”
“Conquer fear..make a decision.”
“I am surprised to see that today everything that does not amount to surrender pure and simple to generalized capitalism, let us call it thus, is considered to be archaic or old-fashioned, as though in a way there existed no other definition of what it means to be modern than, quite simply, to be at all times caught in the dominant forms of the moment.”
“I would describe my aesthetic as definitely personal and harmonious with an eclectic yet bohemian sensibility.”

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