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Morton Feldman quotes

American Composer January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987

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Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for the same purpose. Art teaches nothing about life, just as life teaches us nothing about art. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "I've been living with the minor second all my life and I..."
I've been living with the minor second all my life and I finally found a way to handle it. Morton Feldman
I have a very dear friend, a great painter, called me up very upset, the work wasn’t going well… He asked me to come to his studio -- which I did -- I looked around at the work, dozens of sketches, drawings, large pictures, and I was very close to his work, intensely involved with his work, and he asked me, ‘What’s wrong?’ And I said, ‘Simple – it’s a loss of nerve. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures."
Music is essentially built upon primitive memory structures. Morton Feldman
I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all. Morton Feldman
For me it's the instrument. If I want to think of a flute and the state of the arts I hear a vibrato; I don't know what a flute is unless the person plays it for me. Morton Feldman
I was once married to a woman who could eat anything and tell you what was in it: the most complicated recipes. Her memory of taste - now that's what I call memory! Morton Feldman
Any professional knows that the flute and the piano is a boring combination. All you've got to arrive at is a kind of typical gestural crap, right? You might agree, though you wouldn't call it gestural crap. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained..."
Since music has never had a Rembrandt, we have remained nothing more than musicians. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "If you think you might have secret information listening to..."
If you think you might have secret information listening to me, you're lost. Morton Feldman
I want to give my compliments to Australia. Ever since your government paid a few million dollars for a Jackson Pollack painting, I figure that it must be a marvellous country. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do."
Now that things are so simple, there's so much to do. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "No one has the Houdini school of composition."
No one has the Houdini school of composition. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "I'm not suspicious, I'm just careful."
I'm not suspicious, I'm just careful. Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman quote: "Wonderful aphorism - but we can't take refuge in aphorisms."
Wonderful aphorism - but we can't take refuge in aphorisms. Morton Feldman

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