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The highest point of music for me is to become in a place where there is no desire, no craving, wanting to do anything else. it is the best place you have ever been, and yet there is nothing there.
-Terry Riley
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The Highest Point Of Music For Me

Terry Riley
The highest point of music for me is to become in a place where there is no desire, no craving, wanting to do anything else. it is the best place you have ever been, and yet there is nothing there.
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