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We live in a world where art exists in galleries and museums, and musicians have to play the same venues over and over.

— Doug Aitken

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world.

— Siobhan Davies

Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.

— Evelyn Glennie

But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.

— Yo-Yo Ma

I'm always looking for a kind of new musical entity to sort of move into a motion picture venue.

— Brian De Palma

There are incredible musicians around the world.

— Kurt Elling

When we separate music from life we get art.

— John Cage

More than art, more than literature, music is universally accessible.

— Billy Joel

✗Opposing Perspectives

Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.

— Terrence Howard

Well there is a lot of work here for younger and older musicians now. Our Ministry of Culture has now really embarked on changing things for artists, and it is getting much better. We just have to organize ourselves as artists, and then things will be better.

— Miriam Makeba

The world is a complicated place, and there's a lot of division between people. The performing arts tend to unify people in a way nothing else does.

— David Rubenstein