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  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-59312659?fbclid=IwAR3ZrEE9c8SDniGR10ligXgRdeeaxia3pAP9FnCUtbO_xtCIiLG75bgKxy4 Felix Klieser is a German professional hornist. He plays in orchestras all over the world and is touring for the next two years with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Felix plays the French horn in a different way; he was born without arms so he plays using his foot.  Felix says that everyone says to him it must be so difficult to play the horn with your feet, but Felix says, "I can't really understand how you can hold a pencil with these long fingers!" When people ask him, "Is it difficult to play the French horn with your feet? he replies, "I don't know, I never played it with hands so I can't compare." Felix began to play the horn when he was three years old and was told many times that he would never be able to play professionally. But that just made him practise more. He says, "Even if people around are saying it's not pos