Classical Quotes · Page 8

I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love…

— Seth Numrich

The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa 'Sleeping Beauty,' and no ballet is harder to get right.

— Robert Gottlieb

I don't think you can mix classical music and reggae. It's not possible. But some producer in, like, Norway is going to…

— B.o.B

I adore the classical pieces of our culture. The Greek and Roman are still inside and everywhere; it's impossible to disconnect.

— Alessandro Michele

There was a time when people were afraid that film music would totally displace classical music.

— Y. G. Mahendran

Many classical musicians lack pulse and rhythmical strength and precision, so for us it was very important to acquire and learn those.

— Luka Sulic

They're simply following what was laid down in front and they play the same thing. So, there's no great challenge In being…

— Buddy Rich

Ask about music growing up, I'll tell you I grew up playing classical music, and I didn't grow up in a musical…

— Maggie Rogers

Indian classical dance is sustained by a profound philosophy. Form seeks to merge with the formless, motions seek to become a part…

— Nita Ambani

It wasn't all spent on practicing, I did do other things! but the classical guitar means a lot to me so I…

— Jim Sullivan

I'm a self-confessed geek, and my whole concept of music at first was entirely electronic. In many ways, it turned out to…

— Eric Whitacre

Regular church-goers are substantially more likely than non-attenders to read, to take newspapers and magazines, to listen to classical music, to attend…

— Rodney Stark

With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can…

— Serj Tankian

Pop music, which I deeply admire and wish I could play better than I can, is based on expressing one mood, one…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

A classical liberal is someone who wants a society that maximizes peace, civility, tolerance, and well-being for everyone. One that opens opportunities…

— Charles Koch

So a lot of what you see in the Baroque Cycle is me wanting to be one of those guys. In the…

— Neal Stephenson

What I don't find compelling is doing classical plays that everyone already knows - and people are following with the text in…

— Joseph Fiennes

What I do for migraines when I get them, I listen to classical music, and I turn it up really loud.

— Ian McLagan

I studied classical guitar in school, and that type of stuff has led to writing for Kronos.

— Bryce Dessner

I studied dance for about 15 years, various disciplines, with classical ballet as my primary.

— Dana Loesch

It was very interesting in my world, because I grew up as a fan and I did not know that there was…

— Lionel Richie

I love classical music. Yes, I was in a conservatory when I was younger and played guitar and all that stuff, so…

— Matt Schulze

Quantum mechanics broke the mold of the previous framework, classical mechanics, by establishing that the predictions of science are necessarily probabilistic.

— Brian Greene

I used to sing classical music to the flowers in the garden and imagine they were all different parts of the orchestra.…

— Joe Lycett

I don't like the idea of 'classical crossover,' even if sometimes I see this category given to what I'm doing.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I can sing any song today unless it is classical, because classical needs a lot of training and I haven't learnt that.…

— KK

The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes…

— David Finckel

There are a lot of classical musicians in my family, so I grew up with that being kind of normal.

— Hildur Gudnadottir

Classical music is always a really great way for me to get my chops to where I want them to be.

— Lucia Micarelli

My whole life has been in classical music, I've been trained to become the best musician possible, play the piece the best,…

— Laufey

The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

Classical heroes are usually much larger than life. They're not quite human beings. They're somehow larger than human scale.

— Lloyd Alexander

Of course, there will always be, you know, conservative classical people who will judge you, but you know, who cares about them?

— Luka Sulic

I just loved classical music, but I also loved playing rock guitar, and I loved playing piano, so it was a natural…

— Trevor Rabin

Classical pianist Awadagin Pratt. I first heard this eccentric and introverted performer when I was living in the Midwest. He was playing…

— Daniel Breaker

But in the Indian film industry, from the moment a child is born, he is taught music, he is taken for classical…

— Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Classical buildings endure because they are loved, admired and accepted, and enjoy an innate adaption to human needs and purposes.

— Roger Scruton

My parents met in music school, and my father was a music professor and conductor. Growing up, we always had classical and…

— Sara Zarr

I was able to turn to classical music many people, who saw my programs live and on YouTube, and this is one…

— Aleksey Igudesman

My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything…

— Shuler Hensley