Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in the philosophical debate. Another point of view is to say that music is a very profound language.

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There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility...

Now, if King Crimson accepts responsibility for innovating its own tradition, you can't accept responsibility...

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson....

Michael Giles the first drummer of King Crimson, never agreed to the name King Crimson....

So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing...

So, you can set up an orchestra down this end of the railway station playing...

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in...

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in...

I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening.

I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening.

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra...

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra...

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that...

However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that...

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a...

And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a...

Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I...

Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I...

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in...

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in...

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes,...

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes,...

To me, Bill's musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in...

To me, Bill's musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in...

Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept,...

Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept,...

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there...

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there...