“Business was so bad the other night the orchestra was playing "Tea for One."”
Don't Put My Name on this Book (1976), p. 92 http://archive.org/stream/dontputmynameont00youn#page/92/mode/2up/search/%22tea+for+one%22
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Joe Hisaishi (1950) Japanese composer and musician
Joe Hisaishi, who wrote music for Hayao Miyazaki's films https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/article/1780283/studio-ghibli-composer-joe-hisaishi-talks-about-how,South China Morning Post
“The ship’s orchestra of eight young men were standing knee deep in water playing.”
Steve Turner (1949) British writer
Source: The Band That Played On (Thomas Nelson, 2011), p. 140
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) Finnish composer of the late Romantic period
To Jussi Jalas, August 27, 1943. http://www.sibelius.fi/english/omin_sanoin/ominsanoin_13.htm
“I've never played so bad and still won.”
Rex Grossman (1980) American football player, quarterback
Addressing the Media after a miraculously comeback against the Arizona Cardinals http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/recap/NFL_20061016_CHI@ARI
“If one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon, Act I.
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
Context: Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.
Jürgen Klopp (1967) German association football player and manager
Klopp comparing his team's style of play to Arsène Wenger's Arsenal. <br class="br">Source: 14 of the best Jurgen Klopp quotes: Top of the Klopps http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/2402760/14-of-the-best-jurgen-klopp-quotes-top-of-the-klopps