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“I liked rock music going back to the '60s, but I never ever had any desire to be a rock musician and when I started doing a band it was experimental music.”

Quote by Glenn Branca

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Glenn Branca, born on October 6, 1948, is a renowned composer known for his experimental and innovative works that have had a profound impact on the contemporary music scene. more

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“I could create music that sounded as strange as any electronic music, because you see, my opinion about electronic music is that the real composer is the guy who invented the instrument. Pressing buttons is not composing. Composing is about creating something.”

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