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You are not as dumb as I thought

Erik Satie's abusive letters to a music critic

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Shaun Usher
May 30, 2023
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The following letters are a bit rude and can be found in the book, Letters of Note: Music. I’m also including audio below, featuring a reading of these messages by the one and only Adrian Edmondson, who kindly brought them to life for the Letters of Note: Music audiobook.

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