There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because l love it, I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it. It is a free art gushing forth – an open-air art, boundless as the elements, the wind, the sky, the sea. It must never be shut in and become an academic art. Claude Debussy
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The following quote is attributed to the composer Richard Strauss. It is a play on words that underscores the basic philosophy of music. The singer saying “there is no theory,” alludes to the fact that music should be free of rules, rules that stifle creativity. The singer then goes on to say that there is no theory when it comes to music.

It can only be learned if you listen to it. He claims that music is your passion and he wants you to feel free while listening to it.

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