I'd been trained as a classical musician, but also as a pop musician. My teacher made sure that everything was available. — Jeanine Tesori Copy Share Image
I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
It [piano lessons] wasn't a priority, but it was an interest and through that I became acquainted with classical music, which was… — Paul Smith Copy Share Image
I had a lot of classical influences. I had classical music and opera and literature, but I also liked sleaze. And putting… — Rick Owens Copy Share Image
Being from a classical environment, I've always been provoked by classical musicians thinking that classical music is so much greater art than… — Matias Tellez Copy Share Image
I love it that my father is such a classical musician and such a traditionalist, and at the same time has had… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser. — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
In the olden days, I believe Mozart also improvised on piano, but somehow in the last 200 years, the whole training of… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
My parents were decent, aspirant first-generation middle class. They read 'Reader's Digest', listened to classical music; my grandparents had a bust of… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
The type of music we know as classical music began with rich people hiring musicians or owning them in a way. Without… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
If we have to put music into baskets, then the progressive rock bands I fell in love with as a teenager made… — Gavin Esler Copy Share Image
“Markets are not just about the steam engine, iron foundries, or today’s silicon-chip factories. Markets also supported Shakespeare, Haydn, and the modern… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
There's so many different styles and facets of the 360-degree musical sphere to listen to. From tribal to classical music, it's all… — Jimmy Page Copy Share Image
“Jazz has a strong following in certain circles and there are annual jazz festivals in Puerto Plata and at Casa de Teatro… — Ginnie Bedggood Copy Share Image
Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum,… — Ahmad Jamal Copy Share Image
It falls in all the cracks, from classical music to jazz,. Anywhere there's a hole in the floor, my music falls through… — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and… — Yann Tiersen Copy Share Image
I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to… — Diane Kruger Copy Share Image
I don't even want to say I'm trying to necessarily popularize classical music, I just want to take this thing, this cello,… — Kevin Olusola Copy Share Image
Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend… — Rodney Stark Copy Share Image
The origins of Indian classical music, not unlike their western counterparts, lie in the Vedas, the ancient Hindu scriptures of 2,000 years ago. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
My greatest influence came from my parents' love of classical music. We listened to a lot of arias and operas growing up. — Lara Fabian Copy Share Image
I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I was able to learn a new language - a new musical language is learning a new language, because it's so extremely… — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
It's America's classical music ... this becomes our tradition ... the bottom line of any country in the world is what did… — Louis Armstrong Copy Share Image
I was surrounded by classical music, art and ballet all these things. But they also had a football field and it was… — Carlos Carvalhal Copy Share Image
You know I'm a bit of a dag because I listen to classical music. I recently bought myself an iPod and downloaded… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
I was just moving around the globe, learning classical music and generally doing nothing. I was completely away from glitz and glamour… — Antara Mali Copy Share Image
I had a big background in listening to classical music and I started trying to compose, like I was playing the guitar… — John Fahey Copy Share Image
Thank God for movie music. It preserves the rich vocabulary in classical music through challenging times. — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
I finished my university studies with classical music while being in a successful metal band, but that was not an easy task… — Tarja Turunen Copy Share Image
“Injustice, large and small, was like sour, moldy bread. Consumed often enough, it brought on hunger for the meat of revenge.” — B.V. Lawson Copy Share Image
Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
The choreography in films is completely different. I find it easier when I am asked to dance to classical music, but it's… — Shamna Kasim Copy Share Image
Ask about music growing up, I'll tell you I grew up playing classical music, and I didn't grow up in a musical… — Maggie Rogers Copy Share Image
Many classical musicians lack pulse and rhythmical strength and precision, so for us it was very important to acquire and learn those. — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
There's a great energy and drive that takes precedence in a lot of rock and pop. It's about making a strong visceral… — Joshua Roman Copy Share Image
Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my… — Lionel Richie Copy Share Image
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