Classical music Quotes · Page 3

Classical music can rock you!

— Ji-Hae Park

I play a lot of classical music around the house.

— Nancy Wilson

I studied classical music in the Conservatory of Paris.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.

— Felicity Kendal

I have such an eclectic taste. I like listening to classical music and pop music.

— Felicity Jones

Classical music is this music that was written by a bunch of dead people a long time ago.

— Frank Zappa

I love classical music. It has left a major mark on my playing.

— Slash

Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.

— Kin Hubbard

I'm very fond of classical music, especially Mozart. I find it relaxes me and helps me concentrate.

— Guler Sabanci

You cannot go wrong by learning classical music because it trains the ear.

— Kiesza

Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That's what classical music is,…

— Sonny Rollins

When I was very young, I played in a punk-rock band, but I also studied music theory and classical music.

— Moby

I had 12 years of classical music as a child, playing piano competitions as a teenager, playing in blues bands and rock…

— Ronnie Milsap

I'm sure there are a few things in my CD collection that might surprise people. I like classical music, the blues, and…

— Brad Paisley

“The racist regime thought classical music was for the white audience only. Stravinsky insisted on performing for the black audience.”

— BBC African journalist

I've got this diverse education, growing up in classical music and existing between that and music that is more visceral, so for…

— Bryce Dessner

I think the classical music is on a dangerous downward slope, because it's not seeking strong enough resonance with its society.

— Laurence Equilbey

It's wonderful doing concerts in places like New York and London, but I feel a responsibility to also bring my work home,…

— Charles Hazlewood

Culture dictated from above is the enemy of folk music. Whether it's stuffy classical music or pre-engineered pop where somebody's paid tons…

— Will Sheff

Often in the morning I will sit in a favorite chair in my study with a cup of coffee, with classical music…

— Leighton Ford

I learned some classical music history, which I had done quite a bit at of Performing Arts. But I got some more…

— Jon Gordon

I studied classical music for a year. Then, I studied jazz for a year at the New School, and then I got…

— Andrew Wyatt

I love Gustavo Dudamel and I love what he does for classical music, and I love what he comes out of, El…

— Wynton Marsalis

When I was nine years old, I started playing guitar, and I took classical guitar lessons and studied music theory. And played…

— Moby

My father is doing a radio program - classical music. He has a beautiful speaking voice and that's his passion in life,…

— Olivia Newton-John

You don't see the European classical musicians allowing the music of Bach, Brahms, or Beethoven to become extinct. That music has gone…

— Rahsaan Roland Kirk

“Writing was never work for me. It had been the same for as long as I could remember: turn on the radio…

— Charles Bukowski

“Breakfast! My favorite meal- and you can be so creative. I think of bowls of sparkling berries and fresh cream, baskets of…

— Susan Branch

“Who Am I? I’m a creator, a visionary, a poet. I approach the world with the eyes of an artist, the ears…

— Sharon M. Draper

Fact is that I played piano and performed, as a young kid, a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra .…

— Herbie Hancock

Yeah, unfortunately [ films like Miss Julie are a dying breed]. And that is sad, because we need these. Like we need…

— Liv Ullmann

College was pivotal for me. It broadened my horizons, taught me to think and question, and introduced me to many things -…

— John E Ferling

“A first-rate college library with a comfortable campus around it is a fine milieu for a writer. There is, of course, the…

— Vladimir Nabokov

“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

I had been exposed to classical music my whole life; even before I was born.

— Jason Becker

Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.

— Alan Price

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

— Lee Konitz

I am really very fond of Indian classical music though I have spent my teenage years in Bahrain.

— Madhura Naik

I think it's time they knew the truth about Beethoven.

— Joan Rivers

I love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater.

— Tatiana Maslany