Even within the band, if I cannot manage to persuade the members of what I see to be the next course of action, how do you expect the group to deal with the expectations of thousands of people. It is…

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Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not...

If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not...

Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in...

Linguistic philosophers continue to argue that probably music is not a language, that is in...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what...

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what...

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....

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,...

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...

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...