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Quote by Glenn Branca

“One hundred guitarists making lots of noise would not be something you'd want to listen to.”

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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

“Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a band called the Flying Luttenbachers. Go see the Flying Luttenbachers when they're in your town. He's one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived, and he's struggling and living like a poverty-stricken hermit.”

Poverty Struggle Rocks Band Musician Towns Blow Flying Instance Composer Hermits Our Town Weasels Oakland

Author:Glenn Branca

“I started out in theatre and I definitely have wanted to add extra musical elements to my music with both imagery and text.”

Wanted Elements Add Musical Theatre Extras Imagery

Author:Glenn Branca

“I really feel instrumental music can speak - can contain tremendous amounts of information - but it's speaking to your subconscious.”

Feels Speak Information Amount Subconscious Instrumental Music

Author:Glenn Branca

“I want the music to be ambiguous. Its tone gives you a context in which to start visualizing what you're feeling with the music.”

Want Giving Feelings Tone Ambiguous Visualizing

Author:Glenn Branca

“I was trying to actively get away from music, I guess. But I recorded a whole bunch of instrumental piano songs.”

Trying Whole Song Bunch Piano Get Away

Author:Jens Lekman

“I kind of like polishing the songs that I'm working on. I'm really working hard on some specific songs.”

Kind Hard Song

Author:Jens Lekman

“I had so many songs that were actually sort of finished. And I deleted them. I wrote on my website that I'd put them on the shelf, but that wasn't true. I actually deleted them from my computer. I got sort of trigger-happy and I think I deleted about 200 songs from my computer.”

Thinking Song Computer Finished Shelves Triggers Website

Author:Jens Lekman

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