"I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing."

-- Chuck Mangione

#Difficult Quotes

“The doom of a nation can be averted only by a storm of flowing passion, but only those who are passionate themselves can arouse passion in others.”
“The bigger the crowd the better really! The noise calms your nerves.”
“Welcome to your body.”
“Iâ€™m the only authentic Vlad. Everyone else is merely an envious imitation.”
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”

Source : Kurt Vonnegut (2013). “If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young”, p.88, RosettaBooks
“My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love.”
“I sometimes wake in the early morning & listen to the soft breathing of my children & I think to myself, this is one thing I will never regret & I carry that quiet with me all day long.”
“I made many studio albums and I think the danger of studio recording is that if you do not watch out, you come out with a perfectly sterile performance.”

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