English - Musician | May 16, 1946 -
If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not?
Robert Fripp
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If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not present in the music? Yes and no. In the world in which the apprentice lives no.
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If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.
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In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.
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Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in the philosophical debate. Another point of view is to say that music is a very profound language.
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Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.
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The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.
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To me, Bill's musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in the acoustic kit.
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What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.
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Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson. But then, if you'd knew Michael, you would know he didn't agree to the album cover either. So maybe Michael didn't agree to the point of definition with many things.
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Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility for the audience. And there is an enormous tangible weight of expectation, which comes from an audience attending a King Crimson concert.
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I'm not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state.
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