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> [With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/with-writing-music-as-a-general-rule-i-m-looking-for-something-that/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

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## More by John Maus

> [It's so important what you're doing in your life. It's tremendously important to the work, and no aesthetic theories take that into account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/it-s-so-important-what-you-re-doing-in-your-life-it-s-tremendously/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [In all the music I've done, what I'm really interested in above all else, and I'm not sure it's what one should be interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/in-all-the-music-i-ve-done-what-i-m-really-interested-in-above-all/)

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> [I'm against eating a human being alive - I don't do it. Somebody might make cannibalism jokes and laugh it off like it's nothing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-m-against-eating-a-human-being-alive-i-don-t-do-it-somebody-might/)

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> [It's a very teenage idea - this idea that thought is ruined when we give over to television shows and glossy magazines and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/it-s-a-very-teenage-idea-this-idea-that-thought-is-ruined-when-we/)

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> [I think it's better to just say nothing at all than to just send two words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-think-it-s-better-to-just-say-nothing-at-all-than-to-just-send-two/)

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> [“I know it's been so long Since we saw each other last I'm sure we'll find some way To make the time pass Hey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-know-it-s-been-so-long-since-we-saw-each-other-last-i-m-sure-we-ll/)

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> [Maybe this is blasphemy to say, but I feel like music is not meant to be something that earning your keep depends on because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/maybe-this-is-blasphemy-to-say-but-i-feel-like-music-is-not-meant-to/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [I really try as hard as I can on the show. If people can't see my face, if they can't see my sweat beads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-really-try-as-hard-as-i-can-on-the-show-if-people-can-t-see-my-face/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [Working in film, I'm sure you have insight into this, there's something great that only comes by way of interactions with others that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/working-in-film-i-m-sure-you-have-insight-into-this-there-s-something/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [It seems to me that the best work I've done - and maybe this is something other people can identify with - was because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/it-seems-to-me-that-the-best-work-i-ve-done-and-maybe-this-is/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [I don't mean to romanticise the struggle, that leads to all kinds of terrible violence and absurdities that are even worse than the perverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-don-t-mean-to-romanticise-the-struggle-that-leads-to-all-kinds-of/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [I am definitely interested in soundtracks that one might associate with fantasy or sci-fi - they tend to be rich with musical ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-am-definitely-interested-in-soundtracks-that-one-might-associate/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [In terms of love and romance, it just seems less and less like that's ever going to happen again, or be a possibility for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/in-terms-of-love-and-romance-it-just-seems-less-and-less-like-that-s/)

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> [In our culture, the Oedipal drama succeeds in making us assume either a male or female sexual position. Certainly this is an ancient construct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/in-our-culture-the-oedipal-drama-succeeds-in-making-us-assume-either/)

[John Maus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maus/)

> [I don't really know what playing is. There's a way to do it correctly, but it eludes me. I think getting in front of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maus/i-don-t-really-know-what-playing-is-there-s-a-way-to-do-it-correctly/)

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