tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post5772357512367541964..comments2024-03-27T23:45:06.093+01:00Comments on Renewable Music: Lessons for the youngDaniel Wolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-27647449815450027722008-01-19T22:42:00.000+01:002008-01-19T22:42:00.000+01:00An addition to the previous anonymous comment: the...An addition to the previous anonymous comment: the majority of Cage's income came not from his work as a composer, but as a performer and lecturer. That is similar to Igor Stavinsky, for whom most of the inicome of his last two decades came from conducting and public appearances. And for Cage's first 1960s credit card, it was established by an advanced and secured deposit amount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-10187717826724630502008-01-19T02:05:00.000+01:002008-01-19T02:05:00.000+01:00Grady's comment about Cage being "sucessful" is on...Grady's comment about Cage being "sucessful" is <BR/>only applicable to the last 20 years of his life. Cage lived on very little money even into the early 1970s, and most of what he made he gave to others in support of their work. Cage first qualified for a credit card in 1968 -- his financial stability before then being deemed "inadequate". <BR/>But it was Cage's nourished and luminescent attituded that kept him afloat through most of his difficult living circumstances, and was a model for others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9617011.post-90176228101582177202008-01-18T12:33:00.000+01:002008-01-18T12:33:00.000+01:00Cage is good but maybe not the best example cause ...Cage is good but maybe not the best example cause he <BR/>was successful and was making a living as a composer. So no reason to be bitter.<BR/>Possibly it is a man like Erv Wilson who is perfectly happy doing things in his house and mailing them out to those who have showed interest. I think he would have remained even more unknown except for the situation of people presenting his work elsewhere and taking credit for it. Even this has not made him bitter. But not naive either. Somehow he seems to have accomplished more than those who fight for the crumbs that aren't there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com