Music in the very heart of noise

I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.

— George Gerswhin

Goldberg, Isaac, and Garson, Edith. George Gershwin: A Study in American Music. United Kingdom, F. Ungar Publishing Company, 1958, p.139.

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