I share the following testimony
Leopold Sonnleithner remembers his friend Franz Schubert (testimony from 1857):
"He rarely went to the theater and seldom frequented salons; he liked to spend evenings in the company of his closest friends at the inn, where midnight would arrive without them noticing and pleasure indulged in excess. The consequence was that he took the habit of staying in bed until 10-11; and this was the time of day when he most felt the urge to compose. Thus the morning hours passed, and therefore the best time to earn some money with lessons. This way of living was also what prevented him from having the position of substitute teacher at the Kaertnertor Theater. He was unable to punctually respect rehearsal schedules, and the mechanical nature of that work was annoying to him. What Schindler says regarding how he lost that position cannot be entirely without foundation, however, at that time I heard nothing about it. The main reason was certainly his lack of punctuality. Schindler also says something about his inclination to drink, but it is certainly exaggerated: in no case should this circumstance be taken into heavy consideration in a biography of his. Unfortunately, however, I must confess that I saw him drunk several times."
