Agnes Obel Quotes

I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.

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• I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.

  

  Agnes Obel
  • Music
  • Character