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> [We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/we-need-to-open-up-the-future-we-also-need-to-keep-everything/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

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## More by John Eaton

> [But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/but-nevertheless-it-s-music-ultimately-that-matters-in-opera-and/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/it-s-not-important-to-me-to-found-a-school-it-s-not-important-to-me/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [What's important for me is to communicate the vision that I have in sound with the audience that's hearing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/what-s-important-for-me-is-to-communicate-the-vision-that-i-have-in/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/if-you-look-at-the-timing-of-many-of-the-greek-dramas-from-the/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [I think one of the greatest enemies in the use of technology, however, is the idea that if you use the technology you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/i-think-one-of-the-greatest-enemies-in-the-use-of-technology-however/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [In other words, I think that if an audience listens to something as an experience of how in tune it is or something of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/in-other-words-i-think-that-if-an-audience-listens-to-something-as-an/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [Well, let me, first of all, say, that as a microtonal composer, I've never been much of a theorist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/well-let-me-first-of-all-say-that-as-a-microtonal-composer-i-ve-never/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [I think the composer and production staff of an opera have a real responsibility to use visual elements of all kinds to make clear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/i-think-the-composer-and-production-staff-of-an-opera-have-a-real/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/i-want-the-audience-to-be-so-involved-in-the-sweep-of-the-music/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/well-opera-began-with-an-intent-to-resuscitate-greek-drama-that-is/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/i-think-i-was-first-to-do-live-performances-on-a-modern-electronic/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [The way that I got involved with microtonal music was, frankly, through jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/the-way-that-i-got-involved-with-microtonal-music-was-frankly-through/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/we-need-it-to-capture-the-energy-of-contemporary-life/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/we-need-to-open-up-the-future-we-also-need-to-keep-everything/)

[John Eaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-eaton/)

> [Well, the very best operas are the ones written by the very best composers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-eaton/well-the-very-best-operas-are-the-ones-written-by-the-very-best/)

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