Facts about Johannes Sebastian Bach

"My masters are strange folk with very little care for music in them"

"I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well"

"Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence"

"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul"

"If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord"

"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself"

"Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul"

"I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results"