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The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off - it was right inside my ordinary daily self - If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person.

Shinichi Suzuki

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Shinichi Suzuki
Age: 99 †
Born: 1898
Born: October 17
Died: 1998
Died: January 26
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Suzuki Shin'ichi
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