“composition is notation of distortion of what composers think they've heard before. Masterpieces are marvelous misquotations.” ThinkingHeardComposerCompositionMarvelousMasterpieceDistortion Book:The Paris Diary & The New York Diary: 1951–1961 Source: The Paris Diary & The New York Diary: 1951–1961
“If a composer could state in words what being a composer means, he would no longer need to be a composer.” IfsNeedsMeanStatesComposer Book:Critical Affairs: A Composer's Journal Source: Critical Affairs: A Composer's Journal
