"How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me"
- Carter Burwell
About this Quote
This quote by Carter Burwell speaks with the problem of getting in touch with an audience through music. It is a mystery to him how his music can reach and resonate with people. It is a challenge to develop something that can be widely comprehended and appreciated. Music is an effective tool for communication, however it is not constantly simple to make that connection. It requires a particular level of ability and understanding of the audience to be able to produce something that talks to them. Burwell's quote speaks with the difficulty of this job, and the secret of how music can get in touch with an audience. It is a difficulty that numerous musicians deal with, and one that Burwell is still trying to find out.
This quote is written / told by Carter Burwell somewhere between November 18, 1955 and today. He was a famous Composer from USA.
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