Quotes of Debussy - somelinesforyou

“ Verdi is my god and my other influences are Berlioz and Puccini, with a dash of Debussy in my orchestration. ”

- George Lloyd

“ Another significant influence, other than Chabrier - is from Satie, who had a notable effect on Debussy, on myself, and, to tell the truth, on the majority of modern French composers. ”

- Maurice Ravel

“ I love Italian opera — it's so reckless. Damn Wagner, and his bellowings at Fate and death. Damn Debussy, and his averted face. I like the Italians who run all on impulse, and don't care about their immortal souls, and don't worry about the ultimate. ”

- D. H. Lawrence

“ For Debussy the musician and the man I have had profound admiration, but by nature I'm different from him. I think I have always personally followed a direction opposed to that of the symbolism of Debussy. ”

- Maurice Ravel
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