Virgil Thomson Quotes

» I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.

» Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

» You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.

» I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.

» I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

» I let her alone and when she got that finished she left me alone. We trusted each other.

» I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.

» I look at you and I write down what I hear.

» I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.

» Musicians own music because music owns them.

» In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.

» I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.

» Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.

» Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

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