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I don't expect people who listen to Emerson, Lake, and Palmer to come hear me. I accept that reality.

— Cecil Taylor

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To feel is the most terrifying thing in this society.

You practice so you can invent. Discipline? No. The joy of practicing leads you to the celebration of the creation.

Sometimes when it goes really well, you wonder, "who's that at the piano?"

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