10 Quotes by Niccolo Paganini

I am not handsome, but when women hear me play, they come crawling to my feet.

The variations I've composed on the graceful Neapolitan ditty, 'Oh Mamma, Mama Cara,' outshine everything. I can't describe it

I love the guitar for its harmony; it is my constant companion in all my travels.

Now I am a genius; before that I was a drudge.

The variations I’ve composed on the graceful Neapolitan ditty, ‘Oh Mamma, Mama Cara,’ outshine everything. I can’t describe it.

The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.

In order to move others, I must be moved.

At a grand evening service in a church, my concerto created such a furor that the worshippers rushed out to keep the crowd outside the church quiet.

At Vienna, one of the audience affirmed publicly that my performance was not surprising, for he had distinctly seen, while I was playing my variations, the devil at my elbow, directing my arm and guiding my bow. My resemblance to the devil was a proof of my origin.