Classical music Quotes · Page 2

I listen mostly to classical music.

— Alexandra Fuller

I grew up with a lot of classical music around.

— Kemp Muhl

I studied classical music in high school.

— Lauren Ambrose

Any form of classical music is made for youth.

— Ilaiyaraaja

I have an issue with classical music.

— David Baddiel

Indian classical music is in my blood.

— Jeet Gannguli

The classical music world is so snobbish.

— Andre Rieu

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

— Benjamin Disraeli

I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning.

— William Mapother

I am a trained singer in Hindustani and classical music.

— Chinmayi

Men who listen to classical music tend not to spit.

— Rita Rudner

For me, it's classical music I started with and I admire Jacqueline du Pre.

— Kevin Olusola

When you learn Indian classical music, sometimes it takes decades to perfect a raga.

— Richa Chadha

“He wore his personality like a suit that was too tight.”

— B.V. Lawson

I hope I'm doing my part in making jazz and classical music more accessible!

— Laufey

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

I started listening to classical music when I was in my early teens. Prior to that, I listened to pop records or…

— Stephen Sondheim

I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so…

— Alicia Keys

I do like classical music, and soft rock, and jazz, which I never listened to when I was 15. Now I like…

— Dmitry Medvedev

I was fairly poor but most of my money went for wine and classical music. I loved to mix the two together.

— Charles Bukowski

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

— Nina Simone

I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.

— Agnes Obel

Classical music is something that we're very passionate about, but we always thought it was presented in a stuffy way.

— Aleksey Igudesman

I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got…

— Marianne Faithfull

Although in society in general, the idea of an Irish composer of 'classical music', or whatever you want to call it, is…

— John Kinsella

I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not…

— Mark Twain

A lot of people ask how I ended up doing classical music given that I'm in a rock band. The truth is…

— Bryce Dessner

A lot of my colleagues just don't really realize that they have to work in order to get the interest of an…

— David Garrett

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the…

— Jamie Foxx

I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation…

— Herbie Hancock

I couldn't listen to music with lyrics for the first few months after the brain surgery, because they were too complex and…

— Rosanne Cash

I was raised in an Indian household - singing classical music and eating south Indian food. But the second I went to…

— Vidya Vox

“Politics will always mean more to the poor. Always. That's why we strike and march, and despair when our young say they…

— Caitlin Moran

“Finally, every society develops a system of aesthetic standards that get manifested in everything from decorative art, music, and dance to the…

— David Livermore

As far as piano players are concerned, Oscar Peterson is my very favorite. I also like McCoy Tyner. I think that the…

— Nina Simone

“There's one big difference between the poor and the rich,' Kite says, taking a drag from his cigarette. We are in a…

— Caitlin Moran

“Modern man is full of platitudes about living life to its fullest, with catchy keychain phrases and little plaques for kitchen walls.…

— Tiffany Madison

What we're doing now, is to try to eradicate the limited notion of how people are interacting with each other through hyper-racialized…

— Christian Scott

“We, however, have all kinds of different ideas about what happiness is. Some must go bungee jumping to experience a rush of…

— Haim Shapira

“In Schubert, for instance, say, in Wiegenleid D867 or Der Wanderer and den Mond D870 one finds perhaps the ultimate listening experience,…

— Andrew Ashdown