Theodor Adorno Quotes:
Ocupation: Sociologist
Life: September 11, 1903 - August 6, 1969
Birthday: September 11
Death: August 6
The aim of jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment, a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuchlike sound of the jazz band both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
source: Theodor Adorno, Richard Leppert, Susan H. Gillespie (2002). “Essays on Music”, p.352, Univ of California Press
topic: Giving Up, Symbolism, Sound, Jazz Band, Castration
