Esa-Pekka Salonen Quotes

Our industry classic music has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it's a pity.

Esa-Pekka Salonen

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• Industry
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• Retarded

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• Our industry classic music has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it's a pity.

  

  Esa-Pekka Salonen
  • Music
  • Kind
  • Industry