Scholarly discussion of the music of John Cage.

[Rob Haskins <>]

we really need a Cage Concordance. :) Someone should get right on that.

On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Ed Crooks <> wrote:

Like Rob, I couldn't find it in X. Although probably not the origin of the quotation, the dating of 1982 may refer to the appearance of the phrase in question on the sleeve of a 1982 experimental music compilation LP called 'An Afflicted Man's Musica Box' released by the label United Dairies and featuring tracks by artists including AMM. Images of sleeve at http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1137789

best,

Ed

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From: Daniel Wolf <>
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Sent: Saturday, 11 August 2012, 13:33
Subject: [silence] Source of Cage Quote

A journalist has asked me if I know the source for the following quote:

"You don't have to call it music if the term shocks you"

It is used frequently online, including on Peter's page for Cage.  But the only attribution I have is "John Cage (1982)".  My guess is that it could be in the last part of the Diary, but I don't have a copy of X here.

Daniel Wolf
Frankfurt

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