Listening to classical music is a journey not a state; it's an activity not a meditation. — Armando Iannucci Copy Share Image
Listening to classical music is like reading philosophy books. Not everybody has to do it. — Krzysztof Penderecki Copy Share Image
People have always thought of me as someone who's very classical,when in fact I've led a rather unconventional life. — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
I enjoy bluegrass, folk, gospel, and classical. I don't listen to music when I write. I sometimes listen to music just before… — Kent Haruf Copy Share Image
I came from a classical background, and I was teaching and earning a living out of music at a certain level, so… — Bryce Dessner Copy Share Image
“Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical itself. It's interesting to see that development.” — Bjork Copy Share Image
I have been singing since I was a child, and I am a trained Hindustani classical singer. — Parineeti Chopra Copy Share Image
Every description of natural processes must be based on ideas which have been introduced and defined by the classical theory. — Niels Bohr Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really… — King Krule Copy Share Image
Although in society in general, the idea of an Irish composer of 'classical music', or whatever you want to call it, is… — John Kinsella Copy Share Image
I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got… — Marianne Faithfull Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Generally, we tend to believe that royalty is only for mainstream Hindi commercial cinema music and maybe some popular ghazal singer or… — Javed Akhtar Copy Share Image
A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the… — Jamie Foxx Copy Share Image
There has been 32 isms since the advent of cubism, yet after all there are essentially the same two old strings, the… — Mark Tobey Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Thank God for movie music. It preserves the rich vocabulary in classical music through challenging times. — Michael Tilson Thomas Copy Share Image
Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
A contrast between country and city, as fundamental ways of life, reaches back into classical times. — Raymond Williams Copy Share Image
You know I'm a bit of a dag because I listen to classical music. I recently bought myself an iPod and downloaded… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
I was just moving around the globe, learning classical music and generally doing nothing. I was completely away from glitz and glamour… — Antara Mali Copy Share Image
I was always involved in the arts from a young age. I started studying classical piano at age four as a student… — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
The heart of the classical repertory is the Tchaikovsky-Petipa 'Sleeping Beauty,' and no ballet is harder to get right. — Robert Gottlieb Copy Share Image
I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love… — Seth Numrich Copy Share Image
Of course we had the best possible classical education, which gave us a very strong foundation and tradition. But we also learned… — Luka Sulic Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I had 12 years of classical music as a child, playing piano competitions as a teenager, playing in blues bands and rock… — Ronnie Milsap Copy Share Image
Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best… — George Benson Copy Share Image
Although my music is electronic, it has a lot of influences from my past, which is all sorts of genres; I've been… — Zedd Copy Share Image
We want people to know that classical music is for everyone. A parent or kid might be terrified of this music, but… — Richard Hyung-ki Joo Copy Share Image
To me idealized characters are so boring to play, especially having grown up in the classical theater. That's a great experience, but… — Annette Bening Copy Share Image
I had this idea for a while to do mix this Al Green vibe with a samba thing. I tried to do… — Arto Lindsay Copy Share Image
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with… — Toni Tennille Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of… — Danny Elfman Copy Share Image
Right out of school, I did this show called 'Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.' It is based on a… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
I love dancing to the radio every morning, to start the day with such passion. Otherwise, life is too sad. My little… — Anna Mouglalis Copy Share Image
It's like any great medicine that works. It tastes absolutely lousy going down, but ultimately helps and heals you. And that's what… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
In the Classical tradition, deriving from ancient Greece and Rome, beauty was perceived as the means by which the artist captured the… — John Walford Copy Share Image
