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“ After such a long blank period, of course, my feel for the music didn’t come back straight away. And my fingers wouldn’t move the way they used to. But I was thrilled to be playing the piano again. With my hands on the keys, I realised how much I had loved music- and how much I hungered for it.
To be able to perform music for yourself is a wonderful thing…it occured to me that I had never once played for myself. I had always been trying to pass a test, or practice an assignment or impress somebody. Those are all important things, of course, if you are going to master an instrument.
But after a certain age you have to start performing for youself. That’s what music is.

— Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami. (via quote-book)