There must be some explanatory context missing from that quote because as it is, it looks like a flip play on words:
"There is no such thing as the Chicken Dance. The Chicken Dance is not a thing at all but an activity, something people do."

-Jonathan


From: J. Simon van der Walt <tedthetrumpet@gmail.com>;
To: <pd-list@iem.at>;
Subject: Re: [PD] Am I alone?
Sent: Wed, Feb 2, 2011 5:46:21 AM

On 2 February 2011 03:13, Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika@yahoo.com> wrote:

> But we're not talking about the man, we're talking about the music.

‘There is no such thing as music. Music is not a thing at all but an
activity, something that people do.’

Christopher Small (1998) ‘Musicking: The Meanings of Performing and Listening’

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J. Simon van der Walt - Composer
www.jsimonvanderwalt.com
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