Nothing is a waste that makes a memory.
Art means to dare - and to have been right.
In music the present is extended.
Music is the sole art which evokes nostalgia for the future.
The Great don't innovate, they fertilize seeds planted by lackeys, they leave to others the inhaling of the flowers whose roots they've manured. A deceptive memory may be the key to their originality.
There are no fascinating people, only their works are fascinating.