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The Importance of Music in Writing

I discovered Gramsci in Chile. He was a very important figure for the resistance to Benoqui. And I've always said that I work in the shadow of Gramsci and Passolini. What music or other audio do you listen to while working? Nothing. Music is too important to be listening to it while you're working. You know, Nietzsche said that without music, life would be a mistake. So no, I can't be listening to music at the same time as I'm working. My brain is working on something on a project, and I cannot be doing something as important as that which is listening to music.

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