Classical Quotes · Page 3

It's almost died, classical dance.

— Sergei Polunin

I love listening to classical music.

— Katharine McPhee

I am a trained classical dancer.

— Upasana Singh

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 call myself a liberal - a classical liberal as in John Stuart Mill.

— Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I don't play classical guitar. But I do in my mind. I've got it on a stand.

— Michael Gambon

I had classical training but I don't consider myself an opera singer though.

— Emmy Rossum

You always have to be diplomatic with music, with classical, with whatever you do.

— David Garrett

I took classical music very seriously as a kid.

— Laufey

I cannot understate the ability to handle classical texts such as Shakespeare.

— Louise Jameson

To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!

— Mika

One of the struggles that I have with classical music is the way one thinks about a recapitulation. There's always this idea…

— Julia Holter

When I'm in the classical world, I really treat it as exactly classical and I don't try and spruce it up or…

— Rufus Wainwright

When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.

— Chris Martin

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right…

— Yo-Yo Ma

Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.

— Questlove

For me, because I've had classical theater training, when people say, "Oh, my god, the play is amazing!," I'll never get to…

— Ray Stevenson

'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical,…

— Francis Ford Coppola

I love the classics but there are many new ideas to be made into reality. I'd rather be concerned with my own…

— Nina Simone

I think classical music tuition is, well, was when I was a child, was an abomination. I think in some ways it…

— Hugh Laurie

There are three virtuous styles of music; classical, jazz and heavy metal. I do love classical music but I don't listen to…

— Gregor Schwellenbach

By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years…

— Martin Filler

My musical background is like almost every non classical musician in the world. One day a special record was heard and that…

— Kevin Johnson

My mother was an opera singer and my grandmother a concert pianist, and they only liked classical music. If I put on…

— Amanda Eliasch

I am a massive fan of early electronica like Steve Reich, Pat Metheny and Thomas Dolby. I used to be a big…

— Kate Fleetwood

Kolkata is a musical city. What I like about people here is the lack of diplomacy. Some of the best Indian classical…

— Sukhwinder Singh

I studied classical percussion for ten years.

— Alycia Debnam-Carey

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

— Kiesza

I would say 'Home' is a lot richer and deeper than my earlier classical.

— Anoushka Shankar

First of all, we have to go back to the classical time control

— Anatoly Karpov

Men who listen to classical music tend not to spit.

— Rita Rudner

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

— Kevin Olusola

When you learn Indian classical music, sometimes it takes decades to perfect a raga.

— Richa Chadha

If had to label myself, I guess classical liberal would be best.

— David Harsanyi

Classical art stands for form; romantic art for content.

— Robin G. Collingwood

Though I'm not religious in the classical sense I did partake in Passover.

— Fran Drescher

I studied classical violin and voice until I was 18 and by then I had had my fill.

— Sunny Ozell

Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.

— Jim Coleman

I've always loved mixing Middle Eastern instruments into a classical orchestra.

— Alexandre Desplat