Baseball Quote by David Lang
“Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider looking at music going "Why is this interesting to me? Why should I be doing this?" and I never felt like I was a natural musician. It came into my life, kind of, as a conceptual problem and I think all my pieces are, in a way, looking at some issue and sometimes veering toward an inside baseball model of classical music.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Podcast "Composer's Insight", 2015
He feels like an outsider in music, questioning his place and treating composition as a conceptual problem.
In simple terms: Outsider questioning his music work
Key Takeaway
Embrace curiosity and conceptual framing.
Themes
identity
creativity
self‑doubt
Mood
reflective
inquisitive
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- career transition
- artistic collaboration
- self‑reflection
- educational workshops
Key Concepts
conceptual art
musical outsider
genre crossing
Questions to Reflect On
- How does feeling like an outsider shape your creative choices?
- Can questioning your role lead to innovative work?
A Different Perspective
May limit confidence in performance contexts.
![“When you write a song you're more or less saying, "This is everyone. I think this is everyone." It doesn't necessarily have to be this thing where I go out and I'm like candy-striping, or becoming a therapist or something. I think that maybe, maybe I'm supposed to [be a musician], because of that…” quote by Anthony Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/90f/anthony-green-30170_becoming_when-you-write-a-song-you-re-more-or-les_255172.jpg)
