Langston Hughes

I never quite understood "musicians" who don't appreciate art and poetry as well as music. The same people that can't understand avant-garde art can't understand 20th century music. And the people that can't appreciate the intricacies of a painting can't understand a Beethoven Symphony. But those who devour all music, poetry and art, including the avant-garde, seem to me to truly be "artists". Even though that term has been corrupted by pop music.