Ah yes, Florence Foster Jenkins being the famous example [1] who was wealthy and hired Carnegie hall for a concert, in spite of being tone deaf thought she would sing Mozart's difficult Queen of the Night aria: and record it. [2]
She is famous for saying "people may say I can't sing but no one can ever say I didn't sing".
She is famous for saying "people may say I can't sing but no one can ever say I didn't sing".
Warning: anyone who values their ears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Foster_Jenkins
[2] http://www.carnegiehall.org/BlogPost.aspx?id=4294993274