Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Martin Mulll

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Topic

Music

Speaker

Martin Mulll

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian

From

United States

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Citation

Mull, Martin. Quoted in Detroit Free Press. 18 Feb. 1979.

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Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.

Christopher Hampton

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Topic
Critics
Speaker
Christopher Hampton
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Hampton, Christopher. Quoted in Sunday Times Magazine. 16 Oct. 1977.

Another quote about Music

If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken and so die.

William Shakespeare

Twelfth Night

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Topic
Music Excess Love
Speaker
Duke Orsino

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Twelfth Night
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play) Romantic comedy (play)
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile Opening lines
Language
English
Time
1602 1600s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will. 1602, Middle Temple Hall, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Twelfth Night." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 1, sc. 1.