Richard Rodney Bennett quote

I just scribbled away and eventually a C-major chord was there. I didn't ever decide I was going to be a composer. It was like being tall. It's what I was. It's what I did.
Richard Rodney Bennett
Richard Rodney Bennett
Born: Mar 29, 1936

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