“Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.”
Obituary: Michel Petrucciani, The Independent, 8 January 1999.
Michel Petrucciani was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. He became one of the most accomplished jazz pianists of his generation despite having arms that caused him pain. Wikipedia
“Sometimes I think someone upstairs saved me from being ordinary.”
Obituary: Michel Petrucciani, The Independent, 8 January 1999.