"I put together the influences of my life……" — John Zorn
"I put together the influences of my life in as clear a way as I possibly can, in the same way that Beethoven or Schoenberg or Bach put their influences together."
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39 Quotes by John Zorn
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Well, in Japan, I have got a group of musicians that I have worked with a lot, that concentrate just…
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When I'm writing, sometimes it gets to that place where I feel like the piece is writing itself and I'm…
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The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive
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You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy
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I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way
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Great musicians accept everything that they hear and find something good. They take what they like and they throw away…
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That is a lot of the reason I do what I do, to really spread the word and spread information…
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If you can make art with sound, can't you make music with objects?
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I’m constantly in doubt about what I’m doing, I’m constantly tortured, and that’s why I say happiness is irrelevant. Happiness…
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It's a matter of keeping people on a spontaneous edge.
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I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.
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Eye was a great discovery. He is one of the great vocalists of all time.
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I would rather play Chiquita Banana and have my swimming pool than play Bach and starve.
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The great composer does not set to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working. Beethoven,…
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