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The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.

~Niccolo Paganini

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I am not handsome, but when women hear me play, they come crawling to my feet.

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When I attained my seventh year, my father, whose ear was unmusical but who was nevertheless passionately fond of music, gave me my elementary lessons on the violin; in a very few months, I was able to play all manner of compositions at sight.

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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.

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At a grand evening service in a church, my concerto created such a furor that the worshippers rushed out to keep the crowd outside the church quiet.

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In order to move others, I must be moved.

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Musician

Born: October 27th, 1782

Died: May 27th, 1840

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