Johann Sebastian Bach — "I play the notes as I feel them, and if I don't feel them, I don't play them."
I play the notes as I feel them, and if I don't feel them, I don't play them.
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A sentiment often attributed to him, though specific context is elusive.
Date: c. 1700s
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