Quote by: Andres Segovia

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameAndres Segovia
  • DescriptionSpanish classical guitarist
  • AliasesAndrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña; Andrés Segovia Torres
  • BornMarch 21, 1893
  • DiedJune 3, 1987
  • CountrySpain
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Musician; Music Educator
  • AwardsOrder Of Isabella The Catholic; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Léonie Sonning Music Prize