When I was young, I was told: ‘You’ll see, when you’re fifty.’ I am fifty and I haven’t seen a thing.
Meaning of the quote
As a young person, people often tell you that you'll understand things better when you're older. But when Erik Satie turned 50, he realized that he still hadn't seen or learned the things that people promised him he would. This quote suggests that sometimes the things we are told to wait for when we're young don't always come true as we get older.
About Erik Satie
Erik Satie was a French composer and pianist who studied at the Paris Conservatoire but obtained no diploma. He was known for his unconventional and original compositions, including his Gymnopu00e9dies and Gnossiennes, and his influence on later composers like John Cage and John Adams.
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