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Jean Cocteau

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.

Jean Cocteau

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Jean Cocteau means that music connects to listeners because it reflects or reminds them of real things or emotions that inspired its creation. This connection is what makes music powerful and meaningful, as it evokes the original feelings or images behind it.

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