My idea was to go to Vienna to study conducting and perhaps play in an orchestra first, so … - Harry Mathews

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I say to the paparazzi, 'Fellas, take your shot and go. ' It's just they usually find me on a beach.

Harry Mathews

My idea was to go to Vienna to study conducting and perhaps play in an orchestra first, so I thought before I got to Vienna I could do with a little training in Paris.

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