Stirling Newberry:

>He really ought to know better - he should realise how he has to behave
>if he wants any recognition.  A composer who offends nice people who go to
>concerts to escape the terrors of the world, the critics and the important
>people in politics will never amount to anything.

But one has to understand that this composer sees his shortcomings as
exemplary.  In fact, he may already have broken his arm from patting
himself on the back.

John Dalmas
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