If an apprentice does not hear what a master hears, is then that quality not present in the music? Yes and no. In the world in which the apprentice lives no.

Music is the cup that holds the wine of silence. Sound is that cup, but empty. Noise is that cup, but broken.

Performance is a vehicle for entering different worlds of experiencing.

In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse.

Quiet is the absence of sound. Silence is the presence of silence.

Usually people think that it is the musicians who create the music, but in fact it is music who creates the musicians.

The plot details of B movies are irrational: accept that people do things that are contradictory, against their own best interests, have short term aims & limited attention span, and do incredibly stupid things while things blow up. Apart from things blowing up, this is just like the music industry.