... and it occured to me then and forever afterwards, that films, theatre books and poems were just a fraud. It's only music that doesn't deceive, it doesn't pretend to be anything else except what it is. Music.

Lars Saabye Christensen
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The way that music can transport people to other worlds and into other times, it is the only art form that doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is. It’s true, music doesn't lie.

Source: Beatles

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  1. ... and it occured to me then and forever afterwards, that films, theatre books and poems were just a fraud. It's only music that doesn't deceive, it doesn't pretend to be anything else except what it is. Music.
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