Syncopation Quotes

All life is a rhythm,” she said as I sat up. "All death is rhythm suspended, a syncopation before life resumes. (Samuel R. Delany)

I wrote a little song for you With a melody I'd borrowed put to words that didn't rhyme To repeat what you already knew; As the stones thrown at your window tapped in syncopation, You kept a distance out of fear you'd break, But what good's a single windchime, hanging quiet all alone?

Aaron Weiss

Disco dancing is really dancing for people who hate dancing, since the beat is so monotonous that only the champions can find interesting ways of reacting to it. There is no syncopation, just the steady thump of a giant moron knocking in an endless nail.

Clive James