The classical music scene was completely unfamiliar to me. A lot of people think of older generations and stuffiness. But it's not.… — Lola Kirke Copy Share Image
The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under… — Hannah Simone Copy Share Image
In these confused times, the role of classical music is at the very core of the struggle to reassert cultural and ethical… — Lorin Maazel Copy Share Image
It is becoming increasingly difficult to decide where jazz starts or where it stops, where Tin Pan Alley begins and jazz ends,… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
I loved Queen, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, and people like Barbara Streisand. The thing with me is that classical music was also an… — Lara Fabian Copy Share Image
Liberace was certainly master and commander of the ivories ~ he is the only pianist I can watch or listen to without… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I would not want the limitations held by the name of a classical musician. I want many people to enjoy my music… — Ji-Hae Park Copy Share Image
Western classical music had long known syncopation. But no one had felt compelled to snap his fingers to music before American jazz… — Heather Mac Donald Copy Share Image
I wouldn't call myself at all as a crossover artist - I kind of hate that word - but in a way,… — Tarja Turunen Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
I had this idea for a while to do mix this Al Green vibe with a samba thing. I tried to do… — Arto Lindsay Copy Share Image
Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on… — Dave Brubeck Copy Share Image
We want people to know that classical music is for everyone. A parent or kid might be terrified of this music, but… — Richard Hyung-ki Joo Copy Share Image
It's a small community, the classical music community, along with the excitement of new places and new things and this feeling of… — Joshua Roman Copy Share Image
I went to a music academy in Los Angeles, and some friends started playing me Ravel and Prokofiev, who I liked, but… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
When working with classical musicians, it is important to be clear as possible in the score about what my intentions are. Because… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
My brother had a house in Paris. To it came many Western classical musicians. These musicians all made the same point: 'Indian… — Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
“Oh, it’s a fine life, the life of the gutter. It’s real: it’s warm: it’s violent: you can feel it through the… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I loved 'Fantasia' as a kid because it filled me with wonder, enchantment and awe. It was my first real introduction into… — Nicolas Cage Copy Share Image
