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Virgil Thomson Quotes

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.
Virgil Thomson

Biography

Author Profession: Composer
Nationality: American
Born: November 25, 1896
Died: September 30, 1989

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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 look at you and I write down what I hear.
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Let your mind alone, and see what happens.
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I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.
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Musicians own music because music owns them.
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I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.
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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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