John Cage

[YoussefFishere]

THE SOUND IS DELAYED LOLOL etc, etc.

[thenamesfrancisco]

the people laugh cuz its fuckin funny

[LuisRivano]

Si tan solo la gente no se riera... pero imagino q hasta el Gran Cagela hubiera hecho de ese gesto de agravio una parte de su música...

[sbro88]

I think laughter is proportional to how much something is ahead or behind its time. This is definitely the first case.

[lauraheinz]

why is the sound off in a john cage video

[lauraheinz]

why is the sound off in a john cage video

[Baileygeep7]

what

[hkoncelik]

@k12tn Cage would argue that we don't have enough time on this earth to ignore and not appreciate the noise around us. It's all about the zen man. Taking in the earth around us and trying to soak up all there is. He stood in a room that was supposed to be completely silent and yet could still hear the inner workings of his body. for a musician that's intense/ knowing that nothing is ever quiet and trying to find a way to organize that sound..... Cage is amazing

[xrismoran]

The rubber duck, the rubber duck, the rubber duck

[k12tn]

Being very well versed in music from Romanesque to the present, I find Cage's works juvenile and trite. The emperor's clothes, if you will. You can buy in to him if you want- I have better things to do with the little amount of time we have on this earth... mg

[hotplate85]

He may be using the complex ratios of Sonatas and Interludes...who knows?

[gridy999]

the people laugh because as serious music, is a total stupidity... don´t let him fool ya... under the concept of concept you can create so much things... untrascendental music and thrash... that`s why nobody wants to write something like this anymore or nobody programs this his repertoire... studying for 20 years to "play" something like this? you know the real masters of music in XX century.. you know them... this could be just interesting as an oddity... no more...

[RyLay]

I think people laugh because they weren't given a very clear explanation of what they were about to hear. What the host of the show said and by the way he said it, I think the audience was under the impression that this could be a comedy act or something.

[RyLay]

I think people laugh because they weren't given a very clear explanation of what they were about to hear. What the host of the show said and by the way he said it, I think the audience was under the impression that this could be a comedy act or something.

[John27346]

@RyLay The host of the show didn't have his flock under control and should be berated for that.

Cage's music is not a laughing matter :-|

[jrodhatesuall]

@John27346 i believe that he would argue that anything you think is funny is a laughing matter, including his music

[John27346]

@jrodhatesuall It was sarcasm.

[jrodhatesuall]

@John27346 my apology's, i really couldn't tell, probably because you can't create emotion in text

[John27346]

@jrodhatesuall Was that sarcasm? I couldn't tell.

[jrodhatesuall]

@John27346 no that was sincere 

[John27346]

@jrodhatesuall Is this your tribute to cages 4 minutes of silence? 4 months of silence.

[jrodhatesuall]

@John27346 4:33 was never meant to be silent, but no i was just having troubles with my account

[AlwaysAbiggerFish]

What is 4:33?

[happyface4444]

@AlwaysAbiggerFish

[AlwaysAbiggerFish]

@happyface4444 I understand now...

[satiricalfarce]

Sheesh, stop being so damn reverent of the man's genius that you kill the spirit. The audience laughs because it was funny.

Western music/theatre/dance is so specific about controlling our audiences. When to clap, when to laugh, etc. It all becomes so stilted.

[mrsummerseve]

The audience was perfect; it's the comments here that don't get it.

[profyost]

I don't hear any discomfort or disrespect in the laughter. It sounded like the audience enjoyed being caught off-guard by the carefully composed sequence of meaningless events, even if they may have been unaware of how this fits into Cage's philosophy of composing. Cage's selection of props suggests that he composed this with a sense of humor, and he was smiling at the end of the performance.

[wardka]

The audience laughs because they were given permission to do so. Surely Cage expects it. Maybe even welcomes it.

[dereiervonsatan]

La audiencia era completamente ignorante, es insultante que se hayan estado riendo únicamente por no comprender

[pedroesteban86]

the people laugh because they are uncomfortable

[MizZoo]

Does anyone know when this was recorded?

[chaos489]

I believe these were in about the 1960's

[zappatore4000]

also the laugh is music... this is the reason...

[Garnacher]

Why does audience keep on laughin?

Misunderstood artist.

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Por qué el público se sigue riendo?

Artista incomprendido.

[azovko7]

i wish i could see that for real...

[lurapirs]

non capisco cosa ci sia da ridere

[elprun8]

Cage was one of the first musicians (...with Maynard Ferguson) to take part in Leary & Ginsberg`s psilocybin sessions in early 60`s.I don´t know what influence those experiences had in Cage´s music...

[aJJONphotoplay]

wow.. too ahead of his time..

[lamecasuelas2]

R.I.P.

[lonelyboy03]

I am in awe of John Cage. Always.

[gadjox]

this guy was sound designing way before samplers and all.. brilliant mofo.

[deadfuktorya1991]

brilliant musician

he was opened

[tomqelectronica]

i get water walk its amazing piece