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title: "4 Gerard Cox Quotes"
description: "Gerardus Antonius Cox was a Dutch singer, cabaret artist, actor and director. For 15 years, he played the lead character of the Dutch sitcom Toen Was Ge..."
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# Gerard Cox

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Gerardus Antonius Cox was a Dutch singer, cabaret artist, actor and director. For 15 years, he played the lead character of the Dutch sitcom Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon.

##  Quotes by Gerard Cox

> [Theoretical concepts of music and extended techniques are more like seasoning to me; they're not the meal. I like outside music that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-cox/theoretical-concepts-of-music-and-extended-techniques-are-more-like/)

Gerard Cox

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/gerard-cox-69262_concepts_theoretical-concepts-of-music-and-extend_619248.jpg)

> [Concepts and intellectual devices or chops can't mask or conceal an underlying lack of emotive power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-cox/concepts-and-intellectual-devices-or-chops-can-t-mask-or-conceal-an/)

Gerard Cox

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/gerard-cox-69262_concepts_concepts-and-intellectual-devices-or-cho_1304153.jpg)

> [I come from a musical family. Mom was a piano teacher for a large portion of her life, and Dad is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-cox/i-come-from-a-musical-family-mom-was-a-piano-teacher-for-a-large/)

Gerard Cox

[Dad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/461/gerard-cox-69262_dad_i-come-from-a-musical-family-mom-was-a-p_1946903.jpg)

> [The music is at its best when people are truly digging in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-cox/the-music-is-at-its-best-when-people-are-truly-digging-in/)

Gerard Cox

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/gerard-cox-69262_digging_the-music-is-at-its-best-when-people-are_2836435.jpg)

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