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Old 04-08-2010, 04:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
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~ Erik Satie made up his own religion in which he was the leader...and the only member! He used his church to rant against his music critics.

~ When Erik Satie died, his office was found to contain a total of four pianos: two of which were back to back, and two of which sat upside-down on top of the other two. He was using the upside-down pianos to store sheet music, says my conductor.

~ Erik Satie is considered the parent of "furniture music" (background Muzak music).
That is quite eccentric. I also quite enjoy his music myself. Interesting to learn that stuff about him.

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