Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk. (Oscar Wilde)

Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.

Oscar Wilde

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