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Art Quote by Yoshi Wada

“When I was just getting started making my own music, my dad said, "You should think about art, but also anti-art and non-art."” quote by Yoshi Wada — Download Open image

“When I was just getting started making my own music, my dad said, "You should think about art, but also anti-art and non-art."”

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Most of my music is improvisation, and composition is improvisation. Even if I have a score, it is improvisation.

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