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It's not the music you hear in your head that other people are going to hear. You have to be able to make it true enough to the image in your head, and that's where technique and technology come in, for sure, and knowledge. It's not true and will never be true that someone who knows nothing can sit in a basement and make great music.
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"It's not the music you hear in your head that other people are going to hear. You have to be able to make it true enough to the image in your head, and that's where technique and technology come in, for sure, and knowledge. It's not true and will never be true that someone who knows nothing can sit in a basement and make great music."
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It's not the music you hear in your head that other people are going to hear. You have to be able to make it true enough to the image in your head, and that's where technique and technology come in, for sure, and knowledge. It's not true and will never be true that someone who knows nothing can sit in a basement and make great music. — Neil Peart

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Neil Peart was a Musician from Canada (1952–2020).

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Who said "It's not the music you hear in your head that other people are going to hear. Y…"?
This quote is attributed to Neil Peart, a Musician from Canada.
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Neil Peart lived from 1952 – 2020.
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