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" I'm seeking to have an art that is engaged as a way for saying, 'Hurray for unity.' "
Anthony Braxton
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" I thank the Creator of the universe to have discovered the discipline of music was the greatest gift that I could have been given, the possibility to be a student working in the world. "
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" The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation. "
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" I would find myself backing away from all of the 'isms', all of the communities. I have always been able to be misused by every community But that is OK. I would rather be misused than neglected. "
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" Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit. "
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