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The music isn't complete unless somebody else hears it, it doesn't exist, it's like a joke without a punchline.
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The quote says that music becomes complete through being heard by someone else. Until it reaches a listener, it is compared to a joke without a punchline: something prepared but missing the part that makes it fully meaningful. The point is that music depends on the connection between what is played and what another person receives.
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