What I don\u2019t understand is why so few people continue to seek out new music past the tender age of, oh, say twenty five. \u2026 Why would you ever give that up? \u2026 What could be more stultifying, more crippling than being cut off from a source of life, and believing that the source of life is no longer available, that it is somehow unseemly and inappropriate?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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