When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
There are some great teachers who have had great students, but they themselves can't play a note. I don't understand it, because… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
If you mess up the tiniest little thing in the Beethoven concerto, or the phrasing isn't just exactly perfectly executed, Beethoven brings… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
Music plays a huge role in the movie. The music in Star Wars, I can't imagine what the movie would have been… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
There are some great teachers who have had great students, but they themselves can't play a note. I don't understand it, because the most… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
I always find it funny when people say, "I don't really like classical music" or "it doesn't do anything for me." I tell them,… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
Social media puts us inside our phones and our computers and our headphones, and we're not connecting so much with our outside environment. Even… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
There are days that I get neurotic with the instrument [violin]. Every little adjustment will change the balance for good or for bad. It's… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do. — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image