Sir, - The world does not take kindly to genius. Maria Callas was regarded as "feisty". John McEnroe was thought to be "difficult". The virtuoso accordionist, Fintan Stanley, is seldom heard on the airwaves - Irish though he is. Michael Flatley, the original star of Riverdance, was not in the Broadway production. The great violinist, Paganini, who astonished audiences with his techniques such as left hand pizzicato, multiple stopping and artificial harmonics, was said to be in league with the devil.
A good healthy mediocrity is a safe course to follow, and dare one say it, assures one of a greater popularity with one's fellow men. What an aspiration! - Yours, etc.,
Orwell Road,
Rathgar,
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Dublin 6.