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Lukas Foss quotes

Deutsch Composer August 15, 1922

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Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique. Lukas Foss
I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own. Lukas Foss
That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it. Lukas Foss
Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it. Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss quote: "I still do not know where the notes will come from when I..."
I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work. Lukas Foss
It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts. Lukas Foss
When I went back to visit my native Berlin after World War II, I noticed that the only thing I really remembered from my childhood Berlin days is the shoe store. Lukas Foss
The creative act is like writing a letter. A letter is a project; you don't sit down to write a letter unless you know what you want to say and to whom you want to say it. Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss quote: "Any creator owes a debt to past creation."
Any creator owes a debt to past creation. Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss quote: "Most people think an artist tries to be original, but..."
Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist. Lukas Foss
For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself. Lukas Foss
Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been. Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss quote: "To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be..."
To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius. Lukas Foss
The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach into Stravinsky. Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss quote: "Truth is a big concept."
Truth is a big concept. Lukas Foss

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