Hey, Bro B, just to further mix up the mix, after longtime studying French
Impressionist painter Berthe Morisot's watercolors, I thought she must have
said to herself: "Don't paint what you think is there. Paint just what you
see."
Judy
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From: "Andrew Burke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Nomadics blog posts
> Hey, Pierre, it's always the whispers I hear ... so this tag caught my
> attention.
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>> "Play what you don't know" -- Sun Ra
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>
> Similar lot: (this is how I remember the story, falliable as I am) -
>
> When Dave Holland joined Miles Davis, there wasn't much time before they
> were in a studio recording. After a couple of takes, Miles walked over to
> Dave Holland and said, Don't play what's there; play what's not there.
>
> I tried to write like that; and it still ain't there. Perseverance is a
> writer's middle name.
>
> Andrew
>
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