Classical Quotes · Page 12

I have not labelled 'Krishna' as a classical presentation. Nor do I bring in non-classical elements into the traditional repertoire.

— Shobana

I thought the best route to being the great actor I wanted to be was to play the great classical parts.

— Stephen Mangan

The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it.

— Misty Copeland

I'm a classical type of guy. Whatever's out at that point in time, I like it. I just put my own twist…

— Carmelo Anthony

“Classical music is not really my thing, and I know absolutely nothing about it. If you told me you saw Brendel play…

— David Rosenfelt

I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies.

— Lana Del Rey

I was raised with a lot of classical music. I loved ballet. I was a bun head for 10 years.

— Elisabeth Moss

Classical music is a genre of music. It's no more complex or less complex than pop music or R&B. The elitism is…

— Theo Hutchcraft

I decided that I wanted to explore all kinds of music with my cello, not just the Western classical tradition. I just…

— Maya Beiser

I not only play at the prestigious classical concert halls like Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center, but also hospitals, churches, prisons, and…

— Ji-Hae Park

I took classical piano for a couple of years, but I sort of lost interest - I couldn't read a note today…

— Tom Scholz

I love the classics but there are many new ideas to be made into reality. I'd rather be concerned with my own…

— Nina Simone

I think classical music tuition is, well, was when I was a child, was an abomination. I think in some ways it…

— Hugh Laurie

Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to keep a…

— Malcolm Arnold

You don't need any specialized education and you don't need to know anything about the world in which I work. I think…

— Jennifer Higdon

“There are ominous signs about the future of classical music. The record companies are facing threats from piracy and unauthorized downloading. It’s…

— Renee Fleming

What music I listen to day to day changes very, very much. I can go from bluegrass to heavy metal, to blues,…

— Casey James

I'm everything I'm made of. So a part of me is made of classical music. I'm grateful for it.

— Ledisi

Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old.

— Steve Hackett

“classical musicians are now as subject to marketing principles as any other performers.”

— Renee Fleming

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all.

— Ruben Studdard

People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.

— Katherine Jenkins

It's hard to find an emblem of cultural, national pride that burns as bright as Israel's success in classical music.

— Zubin Mehta

Because in classical music cello is not regarded as a popular choice, it's always playing the long, boring notes.

— Luka Sulic

There are three virtuous styles of music; classical, jazz and heavy metal. I do love classical music but I don't listen to…

— Gregor Schwellenbach

By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years…

— Martin Filler

My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that…

— Kevin Johnson

My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on…

— Amanda Eliasch

I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big…

— Kate Fleetwood

Kolkata is a musical city. What I like about people here is the lack of diplomacy. Some of the best Indian classical…

— Sukhwinder Singh

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

Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think…

— Andrea Bocelli

When I did 'Amadeus,' I hadn't done a play for five years. And I was so happy doing it and felt so…

— Tim Curry

I was finishing up at High School of Performing Arts and finally, by the end of junior year and start of senior…

— Jon Gordon

To become a classical ballerina, you have to move to New York when you're 12 or 11 and that becomes your life.…

— Jennifer Garner

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even listen to folk music, the music of…

— Tom Glazer

It wasn't until I found my tribe of artists - people who were outspoken and not afraid to say what they thought,…

— Cote de Pablo

In movies, the composers and decision makers are different, so we don't come across classical songs often in films due to lack…

— Shankar Mahadevan

In contrast, traditional classical music starts from an abstract musical schema. This is then notated and only expressed in concrete sound as…

— Pierre Schaeffer

We were really interested in music from all over the world. We realized that what we were doing was very close to…

— Arto Lindsay