John CageThinkers

Emptiness is impossible — There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try as we may to make a silence, we cannot.

Error is a failure to adjust immediately from a preconception to an actuality.

Indeterminacy is the ability of a musical piece to be performed in substantially different ways.

Musicality is a broad concept — which is more musical, a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?

Nested proportions is on our radar. Try again later or consider contributing!

Non-sound is on our radar. Try again later or consider contributing!

The Past is gone.

Poetry is what arises as soon as we realize that we possess nothing.

Purpose is overvalued — the highest purpose is to have no purpose at all. This puts one in accord with nature, in her manner of operation.