It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts.
Lukas Foss
Source: Wikipedia
Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist.
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That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he stole, and from whom. With the artist it is not how much he took and from whom, but what he did with it.
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When I went back to visit my native Berlin after World War II, I noticed that the only thing I really remembered from my childhood Berlin days is the shoe store.
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Truth implies meaning.
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Truth is a big concept.
I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen.
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Personality is essential. It is in every work of art. When someone walks on stage for a performance and has charisma, everyone is convinced that he has personality. I find that charisma is merely a form of showmanship. Movie stars usually have it. A politician has to have it.
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Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.
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In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts.
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Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time.
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Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever been.
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If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.
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My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what you want to do; you will discover your next project.
There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love.
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