I thought it would be interesting to play classical music…

My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I mean in…

— Richard Clayderman

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

— Jamie Foxx

I play classical music almost exclusively. I never mastered jazz or gospel in the way that my mother did. She was a fine improvisational…

— Condoleezza Rice

Classical music can rock you!

— Ji-Hae Park

Most people don't listen to classical music at all, but to rock-and-roll or hillbilly songs or some album named Music To Listen To Music…

— Randall Jarrell

I don't play classical guitar. But I do in my mind. I've got it on a stand.

— Michael Gambon

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

— Alicia Keys

I think people have the misconception that I hang out in alleyways with balls and chains, but I like to play classical music and…

— Kat Von D

My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's…

— Toni Tennille

The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people put microphones…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I really do listen to all types of music, not only rock, but everything from good pop music - which is usually older pop…

— Amy Lee

Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New…

— Sam Barry

I have experimented with various genres of music, whether its rock, pop, slow songs, etc.

— Himesh Reshammiya

Rock and roll is not an instrument. Rock and roll isn't even a style of music. Rock and roll is a spirit that's been…

— MC Ren

We're a rock n' roll band. We're more music and rock n' roll than politics.

— Gary Rossington