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You know what I think? If I am tired now, I don't mind, because I have eternity to rest. ↗

— Andres Segovia

#because #eternity #i #i am #i think

I've had three wives and three guitars. I still play the guitars. ↗

— Andres Segovia

#had #i #play #still #three

When one puts up a building one makes an elaborate scaffold to get everything into its proper place. But when one takes the scaffold down, the building must stand by itself with no trace of the means by which it was erected. That is how a musician should work. ↗

— Andres Segovia

#down #elaborate #erected #everything #get

Whoever heard of an electric violin, electric cello or, for that matter, an electric singer? ↗

— Andres Segovia

#electric #heard #matter #singer #violin

The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice. ↗

— Andres Segovia

#different #different color #every #guitar #orchestra

As far as pleasures, you've got to have limits. You shouldn't have too much of good things, so you'll always have a desire for more and you won't get bored. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#as far as #bored #desire #far #get

I am a scholar of life. Every night before I go to sleep, I analyze every detail of what I did that day. I evaluate things and people, which helps me avoid mistakes. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#analyze #avoid #before #day #detail

Because people are very interested in my poetry, in what I say. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#i #interested #people #poetry #say

Every time I talk about this, I say: when the singer is singing, he must be respected, you must be able to hear what he's saying. You can't put a trombone and a drum up there, and a microphone on the drum, microphones on everybody. You can't hear what he's saying. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#about #drum #every #every time #everybody

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better. ↗

— Compay Segundo

#everyone #living #philosophy #should