when the world is sound...

“to me the world is sound. sound penetrates me, linking me to the world. i give sounds active meaning. by doing this i am assured of being in the sounds, becoming one with them. to me this is the greatest reality. it is not that i shape anything, but rather that i desire to merge with the world.” (and especially to merge with the cats on the wall)

toru takemitsu, confronting silence.