The True Musician - Erik Satie

"He grows in wisdom...He is brilliant...He learns to do without
and is prepared to make great sacrifices...enormous sacrifices...
if I may say...His energy is tremendous...
In other words he is prepared for the struggle...and with honesty he shall fight it...

The performance of an Art demands complete self-denial...
...It was not meant as a joke what I just said...about sacrifices...
Music makes heavy demands upon those who want to
devote themselves in it...This is what I wanted to call your attention to...

A true musician must subordinate himself to his Art; ...he must place himself above human suffering; ...he must draw courage from within...and only from within."