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> [It's long been my dream to have myself declared incompetent so I could just practice all day, and blog, and not have to take care of any normal life things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/it-s-long-been-my-dream-to-have-myself-declared-incompetent-so-i/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

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## More by Jeremy Denk

> [I've learned a lot from being a chameleon, sort of adopting the musical personalities of who I was playing with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/i-ve-learned-a-lot-from-being-a-chameleon-sort-of-adopting-the/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [I was a kid with a lot of different, strange interests - kind of crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/i-was-a-kid-with-a-lot-of-different-strange-interests-kind-of-crazy/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [The only person who can solve the labyrinth of yourself is You.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/the-only-person-who-can-solve-the-labyrinth-of-yourself-is-you/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [As you deal with thumb-crossings, or fingerings for the F-sharp-minor scale, or chromatic scales in double thirds, it is hard to accept that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/as-you-deal-with-thumb-crossings-or-fingerings-for-the-f-sharp-minor/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to go to Oberlin and wanted the liberal arts. Obviously I really get intense pleasure out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/ever-since-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-to-go-to-oberlin-and-wanted-the/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [If there's one thing I feel very strongly about, it's that there shouldn't be a distinction between pianists who play Ligeti and those who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/if-there-s-one-thing-i-feel-very-strongly-about-it-s-that-there/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [It's no accident that Op. 111 attracts literary attention. Though it's music, it doesn't quite behave like it. It seems to be charged with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/it-s-no-accident-that-op-111-attracts-literary-attention-though-it-s/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [It's long been my dream to have myself declared incompetent so I could just practice all day, and blog, and not have to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/it-s-long-been-my-dream-to-have-myself-declared-incompetent-so-i/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [Sometimes you wish you could go back and ask your teachers again to guide you; but up there onstage, exactly where they always wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/sometimes-you-wish-you-could-go-back-and-ask-your-teachers-again-to/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [Perhaps the most serious complaint you could make about Bach is that he has every quality of humanity except imperfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/perhaps-the-most-serious-complaint-you-could-make-about-bach-is-that/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

> [I'm one of those pianists who tends to ignore every existing recording and lots of traditions about playing pieces when I start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-denk/i-m-one-of-those-pianists-who-tends-to-ignore-every-existing/)

[Jeremy Denk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-denk/)

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