listening …y “apparently,” because the silence interpretation is bullshit. Silence only exists in outer space. What Cage was really doing was inviting the listener to hear the ambient sounds in their environment. So, if you heard the hum of an air-conditioner, plus a dog outside your apartment barking at a squirrel, then that was your personal 4’33”. I think 4’33” is brilliant, and I’m pretty much always listening to it in the background while I’m also streaming two differen…