“The goal is that people will find something of themselves in it. But you don't need to know what a hexachord is! You don't need to know what serialism is. You don't need to know anything technical. It's more about the state of mind of being open and listening to what's really going on. And I think that the more open you can be, the better. So maybe it's not good to have expectations.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsMindStatesGoalListeningExpectationsState Of Mind Author:Missy Mazzoli
“I have this ideal listener, as John Cage did. This listener doesn't bring expectations that my music will fit into some part of music history, or that it will do any particular thing. This listener is just open to listening.” ParticularListeningFitExpectationsIdealsListenersCages Author:Missy Mazzoli
“The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.” InspirationalHumorFunnyHopeWaitingSilenceTalkingListeningExpectationsOppositesLuckMemorableCoachingTalking And Listening Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I try to forget about the expectation that's out there and the audience listening for the next thing so that I'm not trying to please them. I've spent a huge amount of time not communicating with those folks and denying that they exist.” TryingNextForgetAudienceHugeListeningAmountPleaseExpectationsFolksCommunicate Author:Chuck Palahniuk