Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

Quote by Robert Fripp

Topics: Music Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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,...

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...

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...