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Quote by La Monte Young

“If listeners aren't carried away to Heaven, I'm failing.”

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La Monte Young is an American composer known for his minimalist music style, characterized by repetitive melodies and slow rhythms. His works have had a profound impact on contemporary music. more

“I came home in the afternoon to sleep, and there was this e-mail from Comedy Central saying they were interested in having me be part of this new show called 'Jump Cuts'! So I called them right away, and the producer started laughing and said, 'We sent that e-mail one minute ago - you're so fast!”

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“One of the primary motivations for the series is that I never really felt that I was a person who could explain verbally what I thought all that well.”

Wells Persons Motivation Felt Series Primaries

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“The same sort of thing was supposed to happen when performance animation was invented: Everybody thought it would save so much time. But it became its own niche altogether.”

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“When was the last time someone told you 'Look at the bright side of things' when you were depressed, and you actually paid attention to them? Maybe some people do, but I sure as hell don't.”

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Author:Lev Yilmaz

“When you get down to it, at it's root, Comedy is truth, absurdity, and pain. One of my little mottos is: 'Do you remember the Peanuts cartoon where Charlie Brown kicked the football and kissed the Little Red Haired Girl? Neither do I.”

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“Whenever I get the sort of fancy pants idea that I'm doing anything other than pure expression things start to go wrong. When I get too premeditated, things start to go wrong. I just shut that part of my brain off.”

Ideas Brain Expression Pure Fancy Pants

Author:Lev Yilmaz

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