Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer
This is in fact something an admirer said, which Christie quoted with disapproval in LIFE magazine (14 May 1956), p. 98
Misattributed
“What I don't want to do is to go and buy a bunch of exotic-looking drums and set up an Afrikanische Musik in New York City.”
Source: Steve Reich, Paul Hillier (2002) Writings on Music, 1965-2000, p. 55
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