First, It Doesn't Surprise Me

Barbarians Always Think Of Themselves As The Bringers Of Civilization.

I Do Not Want To Heap Coals Of Fire On Anyone's Head, But I Would Like To Advise Those Who Keep The Living Thought Of The Dead Hidden Away In Cardboard Boxes, To Pass On As Quickly As Possibly Such Explosive Material, Whose Only Legitimate Heir Is The Whole World, That Is To Say, My Neighbor.

People Who Share The Same Language, French Or Chinese Or Whatever, Have The Same Vocal Cords And Emit Sounds Which Are Basically The Same, As They Come From The Same Throats And Lungs.

First, It Doesn't Surprise Me That Traditional Music Has Experienced A Kind Of Exhaustion In The 20th Century - Not Forgetting That Many Musicians Started To Look Outside The Traditional Structures Of Tonality.

Sound Is The Vocabulary Of Nature... Noises Are As Well Articulated As The Words In A Dictionary... Opposing The World Of Sound Is The World Of Music.