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As I said above, for musicians to enter this space they have to sacrifice their dearest possession, the need to sound good. When practicing The Space, the performance is of only peripheral concern. Since it’s not always practical to sacrifice quality, the exercise is best done when one is not in performance, or “under the gun,” so to speak. But the effects of such practice can liberate a performance. Carelessness needs to be practiced! It opens channels that “carefulness” could never attract. (Fools rush in, where wise men never go .
Becoming the Instrument
Kenny Werner
Earlier, in midsummer, as Wilbur had been about to proceed with his demonstrations for the French, he had received a letter from his father urging him to “avoid all unnecessary personal risk.” Now Wilbur sent off much the same kind of warning to Orville, as older brother but also as one who had now experienced a number of turns onstage before enormous crowds and an ever-eager, ever-demanding press. I tell them plainly that I intend for the present to experiment only under the most favorable conditions. . . . I advise you most earnestly to stick to calms, till after you are sure of yourself. Don’t go out even for all the officers of the government unless you would go equally if they were absent. Do not let yourself be forced into doing anything before you are ready. Be very cautious and proceed slowly in attempting flights in the middle of the day when wind gusts are frequent. . . . Do not let people talk to you all day and all night. It will wear you out, before you are ready for real business. Courtesy has limits. If necessary appoint some hour in the daytime and refuse absolutely to receive visitors even for a minute at other times. Do not receive anyone after 8 o’clock at night. Then, after some technical discussion about the rudder, he wrote again. “I can only say be extraordinarily cautious.”
The Wright Brothers
David McCullough
There is real and immediate danger out there and we need to be aware of it, we need to make our loved ones and friends and neighbours aware of it.
Dead or Alive - The Choice Is Yours
Geoff Thompson
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