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And our next contestant is... John Cage!

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  • #2
    Red Soup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 113 ✭✭Red Soup


    What a well spoken young gentleman!


  • #3
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Very cool. He creeps me out, but what a composer.


  • #4
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    I think he's the business. I can listen to him prattle on about sound for hours!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aYT1Pwp30M


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2tNeoMKyq8


    I love the line in the first video: "I love sounds just as they are"


  • #5
    Eirebear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,014 ✭✭✭Eirebear


    wow nice find john.

    i remember reading somewhere about him that people where actually really scared by what he was doing on stage that night, they just couldnt fathom what he was trying to do :D
    Never seen it before though


  • #6
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    It does seem pretty insane when you watch it :)


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  • #7
    fish-head
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,896 ✭✭✭fish-head


    Very cool, John! What a bizarre concept for a television program too..


  • #8
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Brilliant, thanks much for posting. I got his three dances for two amplified prepared pianos. Amazing work.


  • #9
    feckless
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭feckless


    Legend, bow down ye lesser mortals!


  • #10
    440Hz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,424 ✭✭✭440Hz


    Didn't see this last week, but the great man was on my mind nonetheless... He inspired a random piece of abstract art on my flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/click_click/792157158/ :) hehe


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