I was once married to a woman who could eat anything and tell you what was in it: the most complicated recipes. Her memory of taste - now that's what I call memory!
Morton FeldmanI never understood what rules I was supposed to learn, and what rules I was supposed to break
Morton FeldmanAt one point [Cardew] taught himself to play guitar simply in order to take part in the performance in a composition by Boulez, which is a little like saying he learned Danish to read Kiekegaard.
Morton FeldmanWhat was great about the 50s is that for one brief moment - maybe, say, six weeks - nobody understood art.
Morton Feldman