Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Børge Rosenbaum, known professionally as Victor Borge, was a Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth3 January 1909
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryUnited States of America
Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the two other pedals.
(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?
In my dreams of Heaven, I always see the great Masters gathered in a huge hall in which they all reside. Only Mozart has his own suite.
Flint must be an extremely wealthy town: I see that each of you bought two or three seats.
I normally don't do requests. Unless, of course, I have been asked to do so.
(Responding to a sneeze from the audience) Who exploded?
Mendelssohn never wrote any Water Music. However, he wrote the Scotch Symphony, which is even better, or at least stronger.
When I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza . . . I hate Liebestraum.
Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.
The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?