Classical music Quotes · Page 4

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

— Alan Price

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

— Jason Becker

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

— Madhura Naik

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

— Lee Konitz

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

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

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

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

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

I started listening to classical music when I was in my early teens. Prior to that, I listened to pop records or…

— Stephen Sondheim

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

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

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

Generally, we tend to believe that royalty is only for mainstream Hindi commercial cinema music and maybe some popular ghazal singer or…

— Javed Akhtar

I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not…

— Mark Twain

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

“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

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

— John E Ferling

“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

“I wondered straightaway how he could sit at peace there, of an evening, with the row of heads staring down at him.…

— Daphne du Maurier

“Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical…

— Roman Payne

“Try describing a few of the most wildly successful pop albums of the twentieth century without mentioning the artist and title. A…

— Dan Fox

I love Adele and Lykke Li. I also listen to classical music as well.

— Birdy

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.

— Itzhak Perlman

I listen to a lot of non-classical music at home, but I don't get many opportunities to sing it.

— Claron McFadden

“Indian food is like classical music raga- it takes time to build up to a crescendo.”

— Shobhaa De

“Sometimes, when inspiration runs dry, I drink classical music until my words spill out.”

— Kamand Kojouri

Don't be a perfectionist... leave that to the classical musicians.

— Dave Brubeck

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

— Herb Alpert

Lately I've been listening to some classical music again, some jazz.

— Alan Vega