The book *Conversations with Cage* is compiled from hundreds of interviews that John Cage (1912–1992)—a preeminent 20th-century musical innovator, philosopher, and poet whose revolutionary ideas and works transformed our understanding of the very nature of music and art—gave to various publications and journalists over the course of nearly half a century. Artist and writer Richard Kostelanetz selected representative excerpts from these exchanges and wove them into an expansive, cohesive dialogue. The resulting work offers a unique opportunity to explore Cage’s personal perspective on his own creative output, his philosophy, and various facets of contemporary culture. John Cage himself reviewed the manuscript and added his own commentary to the text.