Musicians add to songs and they evolve: For as was true of human effort, there was never advancement. Everything added meant something lost, and about as often as not the thing lost was preferable to the thing gained, so that over time we'd be lucky if we just broke even. Any thought otherwise was empty pride. p. 380

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  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Music — The universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony

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