Erik Satie Quotes & Sayings
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Famous Quotes By Erik Satie
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry. — Erik Satie
I liked the bit about quarter to eleven. — Erik Satie
I have never written a note I didn't mean. — Erik Satie
When I was young, people used to say to me: Wait until you're fifty, you'll see. I am fifty. I haven't seen anything. — Erik Satie
Last year I gave several lectures on "Intelligence and Musicality among Animals" ... Today I am going to speak to you about "Intelligence and Musicality among Critics" ... The subject is much the same, with some modifications, of course. — Erik Satie
I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so. — Erik Satie
We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs from ours. It is another school ... We are not familiar with their didactic works. Perhaps they don't have any. — Erik Satie
When I was young, I was told: 'You'll see, when you're fifty.' I am fifty and I haven't seen a thing. — Erik Satie
I am tired of always dying with a broken heart. — Erik Satie
Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk. — Erik Satie
Experience is a form of paralysis. — Erik Satie
I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in white water; fruit mold, rice, turnips; camphorated sausage, dough, cheese (white), cotton salad, and certain fish (skinless). — Erik Satie