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When I said 'rat up their asses' I wasn't referring to Robin or anyone on the forum, thought I'd made that clear but obviously not! Seriously, I've come across a lot of people who claim to be open minded about art, and who simply tell people to shut up when somebody speaks out against something. In my opinion that is really rude and incredibly narrow-minded.
Ok, my grandad didn't spend his life challenging the perceptions of art!
Right now, I'm talking about art right? I'm discussing it, I've studied some of John Cage's works at university and I spend lots of my time thinking about art. So what?! This is not a reflection of my artistic ability. I care about the outcome not the process! Maybe John Cage went on a spiritual journey, but essentially 4'33'' does not impress me at all. I find it slightly intriuging, but I'm so much more interested in works that speak for themselves.
Cage seems to have tried to marry philosophy and music. When I write a piece of music, I am not being a philosopher. When I am thinking about philosophy I am not being a composer! Music and philosophy are related, but they are two different entitities. We can philosophise about music, but this is not an act of writing music!
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