John Cage’s Influence

Interesting but I would not call this music, maybe “an experiment”. I am however not very familiar with this anti-composer thing.

Some time during the 80s I was living in West Oakland, for a short time, playing in a band that did sort of avant garde, loud, atonal, jazz, rock-for lack of a better term. Anyway, Cage was giving a lecture in San Francisco and on some left of the dial radio station, I heard that there were tickets available. I went over there and stood in line but, the tickets sold out a few people before my turn.
John Cage sold out. No kidding.
While I was standing in line, I started talking to a guy about guitars and stuff. Turned out it was Henry Kaiser. Pretty cool but, I really wish I would have had the chance to hear Cage speak.

Ain’t no party like a west coast party
‘Cause a west coast party don’t stop

The most interesting part is that I guess he really believes in his artistic acts, I mean, for me it is difficult to call it music, but hey, so is heavy metal for some. After all we need to be a bit open minded, even if it is not that easy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQVXzwPHil4

My personal favorite John Cage piece.

I think one of those mutes is supposed to be out-of-tune. Hehe.