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John Cage 1990

Something in Cage really understood the importance of the spine. I'm not sure he ever properly worked with that understanding though, other than producing beautiful poems with strong spines. It's the trouble with most creative people – they generally fail to see the implications of their genius – they don't realise that the devices that make their work strong and rich could make their life equally so if applied at the level of living; they refuse to develop power.