Manifesto of Futurist Musicians
"I, who repudiate the title of Maestro as a stigma of mediocrity and ignorance, hereby confirm my enthusiastic adhesion to Futurism, offering to the young, the bold and the reckless these my irrevocable conclusions:
1. To convince young composers to desert schools, conservatories and musical academies, and to consider free study as the only means of regeneration." (Balilla Pratella - Manifesto of Futurist Musicians)