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" When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art. "

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" Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. "

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