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Dudley Moore

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It seems that a lot of people, who haven’t known of me as a pianist, think I’ve just started off as a comedian. And so for them the piano was something extra. But, of course, playing the piano was something that came before all of what’s happened now.
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Interview, Jazz Professional, 1966

 
Dudley Moore

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