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" Performing is a thing in itself, a distinct skill, different from making recordings. And for those who can do it, it's a way to make a living. "

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" Music was an experience, intimately married to your life. You could pay to hear music, but after you did, it was over, gone - a memory. "

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" Yeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms. "

" I read the NY Times but I don't trust all of it. "

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" We tend to mistake music for the physical object. "

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" I've been in beautiful landscapes where one is tempted to whip out a camera and take a picture. I've learned to resist that. "