Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures 1964–1987

The book Morton Feldman Says: Selected Interviews and Lectures 1964–1987, edited by Chris Villars, is highly coveted because it is a rare, out-of-print masterpiece that captures the raw, unscripted brilliance of one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic composers. While Feldman’s composed essays are often self-conscious, his spoken lectures and interviews showcase an astonishing verbal fluency, wit, and creative insight that are notoriously difficult to find anywhere else.

• The Voice of an Extravagant Talker: Feldman famously loved to talk. His spoken conversations deliver his unfiltered philosophies on time, silence, and scale with far more charisma than his formal essays.
• Rare Firsthand Context on Art: The book deeply explores his profound relationship with the New York School of abstract painters—such as Mark Rothko, Philip Guston, and Jackson Pollock—which directly inspired his sonic tapestries.
• Exclusive Materials: It compiles 21 rare interviews and 4 vital historical lectures given in Toronto, Johannesburg, and Darmstadt.
• Biographical Breakthroughs: It features the first English translation of Sebastian Claren’s detailed chronology of Feldman’s life, an absolute essential for music scholars.
• Impeccable Visual Archive: Published by the prestigious Hyphen Press, it includes 64 historic photographs and 12 distinct examples of his pioneering, non-traditional musical scores.