Black musicians were imitating speech cadences, and Kerouac was imitating the black musicians' breath cadences on their horns and brought it back to speech. It always was speech rhythms or cadences as far as the ear that Kerouac was developing. All passed through black music.
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"Black musicians were imitating speech cadences, and Kerouac was imitating the black musicians' breath cadences on their horns and brought it back to speech. It always was speech rhythms or cadences as far as the ear that Kerouac was developing. All passed through black music." — Allen Ginsberg
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Black musicians were imitating speech cadences, and Kerouac was imitating the black musicians' breath cadences on their horns and brought it back to speech. It always was speech rhythms or cadences as far as the ear that Kerouac was developing. All passed through black music. — Allen Ginsberg
About Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was a Poet from United States (1926–1997).
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This quote is attributed to Allen Ginsberg, a Poet from United States.
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Allen Ginsberg lived from 1926 – 1997.