#composing

Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music. ↗

— Josh Groban

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I try not to observe myself in the process of composing a poem because I don't want to come up with a formula, which I would then be unscrupulous in using. ↗

— Thom Gunn

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I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#i #life #much #my life #read

If I had a story idea that I felt would work best in three volumes I might write a trilogy eventually. I'd very likely write it all at once, though, so I could work on it as a whole and not broken into individual volumes. I don't always write in order, so composing multi-book stories could get complicated. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

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Yes, sampling has changed not just my way of playing and composing. ↗

— Klaus Schulze

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There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it. ↗

— Clara Schumann

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What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

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Composing gives me a chance to work in multiple dimensions and helps me pare down my melodies into what is essential. Learning new skills has always energized me and scoring has opened up a world of sonic possibilities. ↗

— Liz Phair

#chance #composing #dimensions #down #essential

I think my playing has been orchestral throughout the years, and this is another way of expressing that. But I primarily see it as the ultimate accomplishment of a musician. Composing makes me feel like I've finally gotten all the way up the ladder as a musician. ↗

— Tony Williams

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Writers do not have the privilege of sleep. There is always a story coming alive in their heads, constantly composing. Whether they choose it or not. ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

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