I was aware of that theme of mortality in my music since around 2009. The decaying and the disappearance of the piano… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I spent thousands of thousands of hours playing the piano, and by thousands of hours, I mean playing in cover bands or… — Tim Minchin Copy Share Image
I think for me, I had a long-standing desire to orchestrate the sunrise, and never came up with the right thing on… — Suzanne Ciani Copy Share Image
Everything I do is part of my passion. I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
This world is not a platform where you will hear Thalberg-piano-playing. It is a piano manufactory, where are dust and shavings and… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
I am a classical fan. I like Debussy a lot, so I was trying to learn it on the piano. I've learned… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
The only instrument I know how to really play, and the instrument that I absolutely love, is the piano. I have been… — Laura Marano Copy Share Image
“I can play … I mean, as an effort of will I can sit down and learn a piece at the piano… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
Vonnegut's earliest novels hint strongly at his familiarity with Wiener's work, The Human Use of Human Beings, especially his first novel, Player… — David Porush Copy Share Image
The real you is still a little child who never grew up. Sometimes that little child comes out when you are having… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People don't tend to notice, but in the past 10 years especially there's been a lot of growth in how I write… — John Darnielle Copy Share Image
To be honest, I don't really consider myself a prodigy. Learning the piano, I have encountered some difficulties. There are many challenges… — George Li Copy Share Image
When you want genuine music -- music that will come right home to you like a bad quarter, suffuse your system like… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I mean you're given all these lessons for the unimportant things--piano-playing, typing. You're given years and years of lessons in how to… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
The greatest thing about my house was that I was in the far end of it and I could make as much… — Zach Condon Copy Share Image
I was born with God-given gifts of very talented musical ability and exceptoinal physical coordination. I always needed prodding to practice piano,… — Otto Graham Copy Share Image
I have owned and played a Steinway all my life. It's the best Beethoven piano. The best Chopin piano. And the best… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Some of my favorite music in the world is Haydn. I had a sabbatical one year and made myself one promise: to… — Simon Rattle Copy Share Image
I was a piano major with Craig Robinson from 'The Office.' Me and Craig were very close in college at Illinois State… — Sean Hayes Copy Share Image
I remember there was a little organ which I'd tap my fingers on all the time. My interest in the instrument was… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
Making lyrics feel natural, sit on music in such a way that you don't feel the effort of the author, so that… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
My parents have been incredibly supportive of me. They've always stood by me, whatever my decisions. When I was younger, I was… — Edith Bowman Copy Share Image
“It was true that Odette played vilely, but often the most memorable impression of a piece of music is one that has… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
Music is, of course, a universal emotional experience, cutting across cultures and languages. I studied piano for ten years as a child… — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
God gave me a gift of singing and playing the piano, and when I do it, it's exciting, of course. But it's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I stepped back from being out front to playing bass. So we started switching: I'd play bass on one song, we'd switch… — Bob Livingston Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, my parents gave me piano lessons and guitar lessons for a while, but I was never very… — Christopher Walken Copy Share Image
I began singing in dive bars and really small clubs. I dragged my piano down the stairs, and I went down the… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most… — Chick Corea Copy Share Image
I have the soundtrack for 'A Clockwork Orange,' which is kind of cool. I guess I don't really end up buying a… — James Mercer Copy Share Image
Oddly, when I started to make the record, I wasn't aware I was making a record. I just was sort of disgusted… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily… — Aaron Copland Copy Share Image
At home I don't really have any drum machines or anything like that, I just have a piano and a cassette machine,… — Bryan Ferry Copy Share Image
What I love about piano and vocal is it's incredibly pure, and it gets down to the essence of the song because… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
There are certain times when I feel more inspired, filled with a strong power that forces me to listen to my inner… — Frederic Chopin Copy Share Image
I tend to write on an acoustic guitar or the piano. I have kind of a rule: if I can't sit down… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
But it's funny, I really was quite introverted as a child. I just liked music, so mum and dad bought me a… — Jane McDonald Copy Share Image
I have a Baldwin in my L.A. apartment, a Steinway in my New York apartment, and a Kawai plexiglass grand piano in… — Neil Sedaka Copy Share Image
I always start with emotion. That's where I start all of my improvisations, on the piano. I always start with the mood… — Laura Mvula Copy Share Image
I play only classical music. My pianos are my only big indulgence, but they're a necessity. When I'm playing the piano is… — Rafael Vinoly Copy Share Image
