I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.
More Quotes from Virgil Thomson:
I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.Virgil Thomson
I seem to write an opera about every 20 years if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.
Virgil Thomson
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.
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I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.
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You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.
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I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.
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