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...WM: That's one vision that could perhaps be the case. But it could also be the other case...
...WM: That I'm in touch and that it's actually some bullshit. It could be either one of those; it's up to everybody to investigate and decide for themselves. But in order to investigate you have to be able to step back far enough from something to see it for what it is. All of the most absurd things in history went largely unquestioned, because people were already indoctrinated in them. It would be something like going to the Coliseum if you were a Roman. The fact that people were getting killed and eaten by lions didn...
...WM: That's laughable, man. That's my field. I'm not wrong about that, brother. Take my word...
...WM: Education matters whether it's in a formal setting or not. The fact that the Afro-American is not in touch with pertinent cultural advances in Afro-American and American thought doesn't bode well. But if you look at the condition of the Afro-American community you can see it. There are a lot of things that are wrong that we need to correct, and that would be one of those things. As far as the white kids that are studying, that's always been the case. This has been 40 years now, it didn't just come...
...WM: Well, I'm a classical musician also, I've played with many orchestras, so my experience with classical music might be more extensive than a lot of other jazz musicians. Bach's music is one of the great wonders of Western man. Like the Sistine Chapel or the works of Shakespeare. Some things touch on so many things at such a high level of craftsmanship th.at you just step back in awe and are just happy that you can understand it. That's one of the unimpeachable achievements in music. When you talk about Bach, sometimes you feel like...