As a musician I tell you that if you were to suppress adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil, the supernatural, there would no longer be the means for writing one note.
Meaning of the quote
This quote by the French composer Georges Bizet suggests that many of the darker aspects of human experience, like adultery, crime, and the supernatural, are actually important sources of inspiration for music and other forms of art. Bizet believed that if we tried to get rid of these "evil" things, it would become very difficult for musicians and other artists to create new and interesting works.
About Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet was a renowned French composer of the Romantic era, best known for his iconic opera Carmen. Despite facing setbacks early in his career, Bizet’s music has endured and is now celebrated as a brilliant and original contribution to French musical theatre.
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