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Yo Yo Ma: I would never play for Trump, not even on his deathbed
Financial Times (Subscription) ^ | September 7, 2018 | Laura Battle

Posted on 09/08/2018 3:49:22 PM PDT by nwrep

But surely, I push him, Bach could give Trump a valuable lesson in humility; if he asked you to do a private performance . . . ? “Would I play for him on his deathbed? No,” Ma says. “I operate on the premise that absolutely anybody can change, and I also recognise that it’s possible that somebody may never change . . . I also think, just by observing the performance arts world, huge ego is very often matched by huge insecurity.”

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: commie; donaldtrump; trump; yoyoma
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To: nopardons

Totally understandable. No worries.


61 posted on 09/08/2018 4:38:20 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

Blogatron: I would never pay for Yo Yo Ma music, I can download it for free all the way to my deathbed.


62 posted on 09/08/2018 4:38:24 PM PDT by Blogatron (Brought to you by The American Frog Council; "Frog - The other green meat.")
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To: nwrep

Hey Yo....yo mama!


63 posted on 09/08/2018 4:38:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Empireoftheatom48
I don’t think Trump GAFF, I know I don’t.

I’m certain that Yo Yo’s wishes won’t effect any “deathbed” plans DT might be considering.

64 posted on 09/08/2018 4:39:30 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: editor-surveyor
He’s a Buddist socialist.

I bet he looves the royalties from CD and ticket sales.

65 posted on 09/08/2018 4:39:37 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: nwrep

Yo Yo Ma is a remarkable cellist. A performance in a first class symphony hall is a very worthwhile experience, go if you have a chance. Offering political critical comments, however, is not in his wheelhouse. I have never liked Trump from a personal behavior standpoint, but the Trump that we see is designed to be effective in the business world and in politics. He is a much better performer in that arena than Yo Yo Ma is in his musical world. Trump has done more in less than two years than Obama and Bush together did in 16 years. I’ll take it and the pompous effete elitists can go and cry them to sleep. Better luck next election.


66 posted on 09/08/2018 4:40:05 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Fetid leftist dirtbag.

Obvious music isnt the most important thing or his career is in the doldrums to result in such an attention whore pronouncement ...

Shove your cello dirtbag where leftists live


67 posted on 09/08/2018 4:42:34 PM PDT by elbook
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To: nwrep
Yo Yo is a cellist.

A Socellist.

68 posted on 09/08/2018 4:44:16 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: nwrep
Thanks! :-)

I never did care much for the yo-yo's playing and now I loathe him as a person. This arrogant moron obviously doesn't realize that a LOT of Trump supporters also like classical music. OTOH...a LOT "elitist" lefties only pretend to like it.

69 posted on 09/08/2018 4:44:45 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nwrep

my favorite cellist just lost all my respect and all my disposable dollars for classical albums.


70 posted on 09/08/2018 4:45:00 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists fascists today plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives soon)
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To: nwrep

Because we were all waiting to hear what YOU had to say, Ma...bkow it out your ass.


71 posted on 09/08/2018 4:50:20 PM PDT by gopno1
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To: nwrep

Yo Ho Mo? Heh!


72 posted on 09/08/2018 4:52:24 PM PDT by W. (Boom!)
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To: nwrep
If Yo-yo Ma actually said that, it indicates that a lifetime of playing Bach as taught Yo-yo Ma nothing.

What a shock! And I thought he was a highly evolved, intelligent man! Can he really be that stupid, that poorly evolved, that crass?

I do NOT believe that Yo-yo Ma would say such a thing as that. Only a stupid, depraved, hate-filled low-life would say such a thing as that, and that's not Yo-yo Ma.

73 posted on 09/08/2018 4:52:56 PM PDT by Savage Beast (President Trump has remained steadfast!This is leadership!Hold steadfast, America!We shall overcome!)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

born in Paris. Lives in NY


74 posted on 09/08/2018 4:55:47 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Eddie01

ha!


75 posted on 09/08/2018 4:55:56 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Eddie01

ha! not unless his mentally-deteriorated politics are due to drinking too much


76 posted on 09/08/2018 4:56:34 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: libh8er
#68: "Yo Yo is a cellist."

"Yo yo" is a fraud. If "Yo yo" were white and named John Johnson no one would pay attention.

Jacqueline du Pré was a cellist. "Yo yo" is no Jacqueline du Pré.
 

77 posted on 09/08/2018 5:03:10 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ("Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.")
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To: nwrep
I also think, just by observing the performance arts world....

Which is admittedly, ALL he observes.

78 posted on 09/08/2018 5:07:07 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: nwrep
I mistakenly thought you were a professional musician.

It appears that politics comes first with you. You're just another leftist hack.

79 posted on 09/08/2018 5:08:12 PM PDT by TChad
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Jacqueline du Pré was a cellist

Agreed. Yo yo wins on diversity points.

80 posted on 09/08/2018 5:10:52 PM PDT by libh8er
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