Steven Soderbergh (Steven Andrew Soderbergh) Quotes

I think that music is a very difficult art form in which to be avant-garde. When we sit down to listen to a piece of music, I think our implicit hope is that we're going to find it beautiful, or at least emotional, on some level.

Steven Soderbergh

• Music
• Hope
• Emotional
• Avant-Garde

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  Steven Soderbergh
  • Music
  • Hope
  • Emotional