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" Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist. "
Lukas Foss
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" To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered. "
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" The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach into Stravinsky. "
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" Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique. "
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" As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say that my piece will be ready for performance next January when I do not have a recipe for making it happen? "
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" I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen. "
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" I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own. "
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" My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you want to do; you will discover your next project. "
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" For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself. "
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" In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts. "
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