The fact that someone doesn’t appreciate classical music doesn’t make them stupid or inartistic or unappreciative of music in general. It simply means they’re not interested in it. And while I happen to find this sad (because I do find beauty in these styles) I don’t think it’s a national crisis. Excellent musicianship, composition, and/or the ability to move people with aural combinations of sound are not the exclusive domain of classical music no matter how much some people would have you think so.

-blog entry from Behind Blue Eyes

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