"What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out"
- Wynton Marsalis
About this Quote
This quote by Wynton Marsalis speaks with the difficulty of translating the innovative ideas in one's head into tangible artworks. He is revealing the frustration of not being able to totally reveal his imagination and understanding of music. He is most likely referring to the problem of translating the abstract ideas in his head into a physical kind, such as a piece of music. He is likely also referring to the problem of conveying the feeling and feeling of the music he hears in his head to an audience. He is revealing the trouble of conveying the subtleties of his musical ideas to an audience, and the disappointment of not having the ability to totally express his imaginative concepts. This quote talks to the problem of equating innovative concepts into tangible artworks, and the aggravation of not having the ability to totally reveal one's imagination and understanding of music.
This quote is written / told by Wynton Marsalis somewhere between October 18, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
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