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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.
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Attributed to Elvis Costello as quoted in White, Timothy (October 1983). "A Man out of Time Beats the Clock". Musician (60): p. 52. ISSN 0733-5253.
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Quoted by Laurie Anderson in "Home of the Brave" video (Warner, 1986), who attributed it to Steve Martin, as cited in Russell, Mark (January 1997). Out of Character: Rants, Raves, and Monologues from Today's Top Performance Artists. New York: Bantam. ISBN 0553374850. 
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Attributed to Thelonious Monk in Chuck Suber, editor, ed (c. 2002). Quotations for Artists, Performers, Managers & Entrepreneurs (4th revised edition ed.). Chicago: Arts, Entertainment & Media Management Publications. ISBN 0929911067. 
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Also attributed to Martin Mull, Frank Zappa, Clara Schumann, and many others
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Origins discussed in Schumacher, Mary Louise (July 20, 2003). "A question, a mystery". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved on 2006-11-10. 
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Sources analyzed in Scott, Alan P. (c. 1996). "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture". Cynical Biped. (personal website). Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

 

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