"And it sort of jogged a memory of something that I read at school and I read it, and I thought God this is it. So you never can tell. I could find something this afternoon"
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The subtext is quietly anti-romantic and, in its own way, pragmatic. Webber isn’t claiming originality as immaculate conception; he’s admitting that the past is a toolbox and that taste is a form of labor. School reading becomes cultural compost: it sits, it breaks down, and then one day it feeds a new melody or dramatic idea. There's also a gentle rebuke to the preciousness around creativity. If "I could find something this afternoon" is true, then the artist’s job is to stay porous and ready, not to wait for the muse to send a calendar invite.
Contextually, it fits a composer whose career depends on turning reference into spectacle - literature, myth, history, pop idioms - and doing it on deadline. The line sells a reassuring, slightly ruthless idea: inspiration is available to the attentive, and it can strike on an ordinary afternoon if you’ve stocked your inner shelves.
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Webber, Andrew Lloyd. (2026, January 15). And it sort of jogged a memory of something that I read at school and I read it, and I thought God this is it. So you never can tell. I could find something this afternoon. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-sort-of-jogged-a-memory-of-something-that-160935/
Chicago Style
Webber, Andrew Lloyd. "And it sort of jogged a memory of something that I read at school and I read it, and I thought God this is it. So you never can tell. I could find something this afternoon." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-sort-of-jogged-a-memory-of-something-that-160935/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"And it sort of jogged a memory of something that I read at school and I read it, and I thought God this is it. So you never can tell. I could find something this afternoon." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/and-it-sort-of-jogged-a-memory-of-something-that-160935/. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
