Classical music Quotes · Page 2

I listen mostly to classical music.

— Alexandra Fuller

I grew up with a lot of classical music around.

— Kemp Muhl

I studied classical music in high school.

— Lauren Ambrose

Any form of classical music is made for youth.

— Ilaiyaraaja

Indian classical music is in my blood.

— Jeet Gannguli

I have an issue with classical music.

— David Baddiel

I was born out of classical music.

— Mika

To sing is to pray twice.

— Saint Augustine

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

I am a trained singer in Hindustani and classical music.

— Chinmayi

For me, it's classical music I started with and I admire Jacqueline du Pre.

— Kevin Olusola

Men who listen to classical music tend not to spit.

— Rita Rudner

“He wore his personality like a suit that was too tight.”

— B.V. Lawson

As a rule, my focus is on classical music, but I love jazz. I love everything, actually.

— Julie Andrews

My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating.

— Elizabeth McGovern

I abhor the words 'classical music.' Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version.

— Charles Hazlewood

Life, like classical music, is full of difficult passages that are conquered as much through endurance and determination as through any particular…

— Sheri L. Dew

Classical music is far from boring - it has all the blood, energy, the sinister dark side, rhythm that rock music has,…

— Yuja Wang

In western classical music with an orchestra, you focus the orchestra on melodies and harmony. In African music, the biggest focus is…

— Ludwig Goransson

I like to get away from noise, although I will play noisy music in my car to keep myself awake. But my…

— Chuck Panozzo

Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached…

— Andre Rieu

I'd like to explode a few myths about what we call classical music. It's not high art for the titillation of a…

— Charles Hazlewood

I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with…

— Alicia Keys

I suppose I am more comfortable with jazz because I have been playing it that much longer, and also because classical music…

— Adnan Sami

I was raised in an Indian household - singing classical music and eating south Indian food. But the second I went to…

— Vidya Vox

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

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

A lot of my colleagues just don't really realize that they have to work in order to get the interest of an…

— David Garrett

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

— Jamie Foxx

I couldn't listen to music with lyrics for the first few months after the brain surgery, because they were too complex and…

— Rosanne Cash

I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation…

— Herbie Hancock

Before college, I acted in my room, to classical music, because music tells stories. I'd put on a record and proceed, silently.…

— Amanda Plummer

“There's one big difference between the poor and the rich,' Kite says, taking a drag from his cigarette. We are in a…

— Caitlin Moran

As far as piano players are concerned, Oscar Peterson is my very favorite. I also like McCoy Tyner. I think that the…

— Nina Simone

You never know that this is the moment when you're in the moment. When I was sixteen I moved to a smaller…

— Stuart Hamm

You would be surprised how many people that are very passionate about classical music are deeply involved in Hip Hop. You would…

— Thomas Hampson

“We, however, have all kinds of different ideas about what happiness is. Some must go bungee jumping to experience a rush of…

— Haim Shapira

“The Frays had never been a religiously observant family, but Clary loved Fifth Avenue at Christmas time. The air smelled like sweet…

— Cassandra Clare

“In Schubert, for instance, say, in Wiegenleid D867 or Der Wanderer and den Mond D870 one finds perhaps the ultimate listening experience,…

— Andrew Ashdown

“decade was over For Dummies books had been published in over 30 languages, from Albanian to Turkish. In the early years, many…

— John Wiley and Sons