I love the physical thing of being on the earth that bore you. I have the same feeling when I walk in a very beautiful place that I have when I play and it goes right.

Meaning of the quote

This quote is saying that the musician Jacqueline du Pre feels a special connection to the earth that she was born on. She feels the same sense of joy and wonder when she is in a beautiful natural place as she does when she is playing music and it feels just right. The quote suggests that the earth and music both make her feel deeply happy and at home.

About Jacqueline du Pre

Jacqueline Mary du Pre OBE was a British cellist, widely regarded as one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. Born in Oxford, she began studying at the Guildhall School of Music in the mid-1950s with William Pleeth, earning the school’s Gold Medal in 1960.

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