We exist despite the sober formality of great concert halls, despite the boredom of classical musicians’ life, despite fanatic lovers of classical music, despite fans of rock, rap or pop who are afraid of classical music. We treat our Muse with a humorous irony and we’re sure, she will have nothing against it!”
Gee, I’ve never felt that my life is all that boring. Go figure.
But the above quote is about some comedic classical music group, so maybe even the above is a bit of a joke, eh? You can decide what you think about their routine.
Third chair oboe is super passive aggressive. I think she might try to kill me in my sleep. Better stay awake during rests.