"When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano"
- Bob Hope
About this Quote
This quote by Bob Hope is an amusing way of expressing appreciation for a skilled musician. It implies that the musician was so excellent that even the popular Steinway piano business was impressed. The quote suggests that Steinway was so pleased with the musician's ability that they felt the requirement to come down personally and eliminate their name from the piano, as if to say that the musician was so great that they didn't need the Steinway name to be connected with the efficiency. This quote is a testament to the power of music and the ability of the artist, and it is an amusing way of revealing affection for the musician's talent.
This quote is written / told by Bob Hope between May 29, 1903 and July 27, 2003. He was a famous Comedian from USA.
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