Classical music Quotes · Page 7

I've always been heavily influenced by classical music, mostly by baroque music.

— Yngwie Malmsteen

“classical musicians are now as subject to marketing principles as any other performers.”

— Renee Fleming

Obviously classical music tends to be stuff that is usually at least a hundred years old.

— Steve Hackett

I listen to old jazz and classical music, and that's it.

— Kenny G

For me, electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Classical music is for listening but rock and roll is to have fun with.

— Dave Clark

Whenever I visit a city, I like to see what classical music concerts are on offer.

— Park Chan-wook

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

— Luciano Pavarotti

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 have no doubt that there are great people about though... the thing of it is, nothing to this day moves me…

— Gary Lucas

From the spiritual came the blues, gospel, and rhythm-and-blues. I heard all of that music growing up, and that has influenced how…

— Kathleen Battle

I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so…

— Alicia Keys

I was fairly poor but most of my money went for wine and classical music. I loved to mix the two together.

— Charles Bukowski

I do like classical music, and soft rock, and jazz, which I never listened to when I was 15. Now I like…

— Dmitry Medvedev

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

— Stephen Sondheim

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

— Nina Simone

I used to do Korean classical music and started training to join an idol group after someone set me up an interview…

— Kim Him-chan

Music was literally in the air at the time, the Vienna of 1780. Everybody played music, classical music. There were in fact…

— Eric Weiner

The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and…

— Sam Amidon

I listen to music when I write. I need the musical background. Classical music. I'm behind the times. I'm still with Baroque…

— Elie Wiesel

I think sometimes when you speak about something like 'Indian classical music' and 'ragas,' and all of that's new to people, it…

— Anoushka Shankar

“Having considered Handel's tumultuous opera career and his first term at Covent Garden in the 1730s, perhaps we may dare to suggest…

— E.A. Bucchianeri

“There are ominous signs about the future of classical music. The record companies are facing threats from piracy and unauthorized downloading. It’s…

— Renee Fleming

As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so…

— Lesley Garrett

Normally classical music is set up so you have professionals on a stage and a bunch of audience - it's us versus…

— David Lang

The average age of the Jazz audience is increasing rapidly. Rapidly enough to suggest that there is no replacement among young people.…

— Terry Teachout

Because I was a chemistry student and was never supposed to be a musician, I always felt like I was an outsider…

— David Lang

That authentic experience that happens both in the artist and in the audience you can classify as a mystical experience. You can…

— Janaka Stucky

“My gaze returns to earth and when it does, it’s her eyes I see. Not the way I used to see them—around…

— Gayle Forman

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

I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff.

— Eberhard Weber

I love Western classical music - I grew up on that thanks to my parents who loved it too.

— Shobana

I like - I actually love classical music very much.

— Julie Andrews

I have imbibed my love for Spanish and Indian classical music from my mom.

— Tanishk Bagchi

The peculiar characteristic of classical music is that it is really better than it sounds.

— Edgar Wilson Nye

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.

— Victor Hugo

I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around.

— Eva Green

Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to.

— Charles Hazlewood

New music is absolutely integral to classical music.

— Susanna Phillips

I don't ever consciously change gears when I play jazz or classical. It's all music.

— Andre Previn