A Quote by Andres Segovia

It is impossible to feign mastery of an instrument, however skillful the impostor may be.

Andres Segovia

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Feign However Impossible Instrument Mastery May Skillful

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Andres Segovia
Spanish - Musician
February 21, 1893 - June 2, 1987

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