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I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar bu
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"I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar but I heard an orchestra in my head"

- John Fahey

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John Fahey's quote talks to the power of imagination and creativity. He was able to take his background in classical music and utilize it to produce something completely brand-new. He was able to take the sounds he heard in his head and equate them into something tangible. He was able to take the sounds of an orchestra and recreate them on the guitar. This quote speaks to the power of creativity and how it can be utilized to develop something totally new. It likewise talks to the power of music and how it can be utilized to reveal feelings and ideas. It is a testimony to the power of the human mind and its ability to develop something completely new. It is a pointer that creativity and imagination can be utilized to develop something totally brand-new and special.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by John Fahey between February 28, 1939 and February 22, 2001. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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