“I had artistic classical training, and when you learn the classics for so many years, you might gain audacity, power and confidence… — Nuno Roque Copy Share Image
In India, I have been called a 'destroyer.' But that is only because they mixed my identity as a performer and as… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
The tradition of classical music and the opera is such that it used to be the place where social intercourse could take… — Yo-Yo Ma Copy Share Image
Classical - perhaps I should say 'orchestral' - music is so digital, so cut up, rhythmically, pitchwise and in terms of the… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
In my 20s, I became obsessed with the role-playing game 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms,' named after a classical Chinese novel, and… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Although I enjoyed writing Film Music it was always a means to an end, in that it enabled me to keep a… — Malcolm Arnold Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I took classical piano for a couple of years, but I sort of lost interest - I couldn't read a note today… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
I think classical music tuition is, well, was when I was a child, was an abomination. I think in some ways it… — Hugh Laurie Copy Share Image
By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that… — Kevin Johnson Copy Share Image
My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on… — Amanda Eliasch Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big… — Kate Fleetwood Copy Share Image
Kolkata is a musical city. What I like about people here is the lack of diplomacy. Some of the best Indian classical… — Sukhwinder Singh Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I'm never really sure what that word means, but however inaccurately I use it, 'classical' was always my ideal, as long as… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
For me, personally, the most interesting music comes from the popular sector - from film and pop music - since contemporary classical… — Aleksey Igudesman Copy Share Image
I don't want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It's just… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
We wanted to make a powerful cello sound in order to show to the world the possibilities of the cello and to… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
I do not think classical music faces any threat because new music is being made through computer, as the real charm of… — Adnan Sami Copy Share Image
I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I've got a wonky nose. Is it classical, is it not? That's what's hard work, getting down into the nitty-gritty of who… — Ciaran Hinds Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I decided that I wanted to explore all kinds of music with my cello, not just the Western classical tradition. I just… — Maya Beiser Copy Share Image
My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum,… — Shreya Ghoshal Copy Share Image
If it's time to party, it's time for hip hop. I love Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye. If I'm chilling at home though, I'm… — Alexis Knapp Copy Share Image
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I… — Ken Hensley Copy Share Image
The world of classical music is so fascinating. It's a world that encompasses people from everywhere and erases the basic restraints of… — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There has been 32 isms since the advent of cubism, yet after all there are essentially the same two old strings, the… — Mark Tobey Copy Share Image
Of course we had the best possible classical education, which gave us a very strong foundation and tradition. But we also learned… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I've always been a lover of classical music ever since I was an early teenager I suppose. I remember the very first… — George Brandis Copy Share Image
I had 12 years of classical music as a child, playing piano competitions as a teenager, playing in blues bands and rock… — Ronnie Milsap Copy Share Image
Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best… — George Benson Copy Share Image
Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been… — Zedd Copy Share Image
I would like for people to not be stuck by the rules of what is expected of a classical musician. If you… — Charlie Albright Copy Share Image
