Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
John Philip Sousa
Born: November 6, 1854
Died: March 6, 1932 (aged 77)
Bio: John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches.
Known for:
- Black Horse Troop
- The Fifth String (1901)
- Pipetown Sandy (1905)
- Our Flirtations: Score & Parts
- Monty Python's Flying Circus: ('The Liberty Bell', Theme from the TV Series)