Satie Quotes

My first concert - apart from Beethoven at School and Erik Satie at the opening of my exhibition in Kleve in 1960 - was at the gallery Parnass in Wuppertal in 1963. Dressed like a regular pianist in dark grey flannel, black tie and no hat, I played the piano all over – not just the keys – with many pairs of old shoes until it disintegrated. My intention was neither destructive nor nihilistic. 'Heal like with like' – similia similibus curantur – in the homeopathic sense. The main intention was to indicate a new beginning.... or simply a revolutionary act. This was my first public Fluxus appearance. (Joseph Beuys)

Study for a bust of Mr Erik Satie painted by himself, with a thought: I came into the world very young in an age that was very old.

Erik Satie

I tend to listen to the classical composers: Rachmaninov, Satie.

Enya