1796 - "I'd like to make myself believe that planet earth turns slowly."
"You know, that serialist motherfucker, whatshisname."
"Schoenberg?"
"Yeah him."
I think the majority of Anthony's grudge against the "serialist motherfucker" is that he insulted John Cage:
"After I had been studying with him for two years, Schoenberg said, "In order to write music, you must have a feeling for harmony." I explained to him that I had no feeling for harmony. He then said that I would always encounter an obstacle, that it would be as though I came to a wall through which I could not pass. I said, "In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.""
It's a good quote. Although in my case, I think I'd prefer subverting, avoiding or vandalizing the wall instead of getting a concussion from headsmacks. But in general I think this fits what's going to be the next long while for me. I have to not let the wall get me down.
"Schoenberg?"
"Yeah him."
I think the majority of Anthony's grudge against the "serialist motherfucker" is that he insulted John Cage:
"After I had been studying with him for two years, Schoenberg said, "In order to write music, you must have a feeling for harmony." I explained to him that I had no feeling for harmony. He then said that I would always encounter an obstacle, that it would be as though I came to a wall through which I could not pass. I said, "In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.""
It's a good quote. Although in my case, I think I'd prefer subverting, avoiding or vandalizing the wall instead of getting a concussion from headsmacks. But in general I think this fits what's going to be the next long while for me. I have to not let the wall get me down.