“Hearing is a form of touch. I hear it through the body, by opening myself up. Sometimes it almost hits you in… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late. — Evelyn Glennie Age Copy Share Image
Concerts have to be seen as a real event for which the aim is to try and feed everybody. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. — Evelyn Glennie Instinct Copy Share Image
I want to be able to say on my deathbed that I reached a few people. That would be very nice, just… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem. — Evelyn Glennie Collaboration Copy Share Image
Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face. — Evelyn Glennie Body Copy Share Image
When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to… — Evelyn Glennie Angry Copy Share Image
I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
It's the things that you notice when you're not actually with your instrument that, in fact, become so interesting, and that you… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I love out-of-the-way, rugged places. For me, holidays are about the experiences, and the people, and the memories, rather than sitting on… — Evelyn Glennie Beach Copy Share Image
My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
There's still a lot I need to do as a player, as a musician, as a sound creator. I have commissioned 170… — Evelyn Glennie Approach Copy Share Image
My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
What I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body. — Evelyn Glennie Body Copy Share Image
I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. — Evelyn Glennie Adaptable Copy Share Image
I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another. — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
If I just simply let go, and allow my hand, my arm, to be more of a support system, suddenly - I… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we… — Evelyn Glennie Academy Copy Share Image
A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
