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Originally Posted by starrynight
OK I'll accept he has importance but I wonder if in your enthusiasm you go a bit over the top and neglect the importance of others.
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No, I wouldn't say so at all. I'm not claiming he's the sole creator of anything. Just stating areas in which he inspired. Kraut was, according to a documentary I've seen, inspired directly by his showcases. Whether or not it would have surfaced without him, is arguable. I mean, I suppose Stockhausen would be just as important, if not more. But there's no mistake that he was one of the figures that a lot of these things were inspired by, and molded off of.
Maybe these things molded off of technology, but Cage is basically one that inspired a lot of people to actually explore new technology without fear of being 'improper'. So, He essentially allowed people to explore something new while it was just out, and gave an academic legitimacy to it.