Niccolo Paganini quote

At Vienna, one of the audience affirmed publicly that my performance was not surprising, for he had distinctly seen, while I was playing my variations, the devil at my elbow, directing my arm and guiding my bow. My resemblance to the devil was a proof of my origin.
Niccolo Paganini
Niccolo Paganini
Born: Oct 27, 1782
Died: May 27, 1840

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