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Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.
- Virgil Thomson
#Doing
#Field
#Job
#Music
#Nice
I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.
- Virgil Thomson
#Avoid
#Never
#Point
#Serious
#Thank You
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
#Down
#Life
#Music
#Never
#Whatever
You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.
- Virgil Thomson
#Explain
#Far
#Got
#How
#Way
Musicians own music because music owns them.
- Virgil Thomson
#Because
#Music
#Musicians
#Own
#Them
I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.
- Virgil Thomson
#Care
#Critics
#don't Care
#Hope
#Say
I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.
- Virgil Thomson
#Matter
#Works
#Worry
I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.
- Virgil Thomson
#Food
#Friends
#Good
#Said
#Well
I look at you and I write down what I hear.
- Virgil Thomson
#Down
#Hear
#Look
#Music
#Write
I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.
- Virgil Thomson
#Around
#Go
#Happen
#Regretting
#Things
In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.
- Virgil Thomson
#Learn
#Poise
#Rivals
#Social
#Your
Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.
- Virgil Thomson
#Doing
#Done
#Fear
#Three
#Time
#Try
Let your mind alone, and see what happens.
- Virgil Thomson
#Alone
#Happens
#Mind
#See
#Your
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