I wasn't a jazz player, but a classical musician, and I improvised arrangements of popular songs using classical motifs. — Nina Simone Copy Share Image
I listen to nothing or classical music just because after being in the studio for twelve hours, the last thing you want… — Casey Spooner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people… — Itzhak Perlman Copy Share Image
Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars… — John Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached… — Andre Rieu Copy Share Image
Music in Africa is perceived so differently than Western classical music - it's language and storytelling. — Ludwig Goransson Copy Share Image
Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces. — Jake Shimabukuro Copy Share Image
I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around. — Eva Green Copy Share Image
I love it that my father is such a classical musician and such a traditionalist, and at the same time has had… — Anoushka Shankar Copy Share Image
I believe that classical music comes through listening and practice, and it can be fun both for the singer or performer and… — Shankar Mahadevan Copy Share Image
On horseback you feel as if you're moving in time to classical music; a camel seems to progress to the beat of… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
“Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
We have to go and show these people what classical music is. We say sometimes that classical music has a small audience,… — Gustavo Dudamel 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
My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I… — Richard Clayderman Copy Share Image
“Humanity thrown together in the equivalent of a Petri dish under a microscope bred malignant organisms as often as benign.” — B.V. Lawson Copy Share Image
Classical music can be catchy, so can African instrumental guitar music. It's not just pop songs that are catchy. Rhythms can be… — Rostam Batmanglij Copy Share Image
“Except Caitlyn. High school dating, drill team, school spirit—it all seemed silly to her. Why did it feel like high school was… — Lisa Cach Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, what are genres? I've spent my whole life trying to fit into some sort of box.… — Laufey Copy Share Image
