I could just as well proclaim myself a lead cellist in the Royal Philharmonic.

( With a little shrug; there's no particular judgment in it, more just thoughtfulness. It is not the first time it's occurred to her as a possibility in this place, but perhaps the first time she's thought about the more whimsical possibilities, rather than focusing on the dangers. )

Pretentious musicians that have sold out, or another kind of pretentious?