--- title: "9 Play Classical Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Play Classical quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Play Classical sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rostam-batmanglij-3648_classical_i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-pla_405489.jpg" --- > [I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-play-classical-music-on-rock/) [Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rostam-batmanglij-3648_classical_i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-pla_405489.jpg) > [I don't play classical guitar. But I do in my mind. I've got it on a stand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gambon/i-don-t-play-classical-guitar-but-i-do-in-my-mind-i-ve-got-it-on-a/) [Michael Gambon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gambon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/michael-gambon-13467_classical_i-don-t-play-classical-guitar-but-i-do-i_971895.png) > [My teachers said, 'Always keep a Beethoven sonata under your fingers.' I always have. I still play chamber music, and I always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-sedaka/my-teachers-said-always-keep-a-beethoven-sonata-under-your-fingers-i/) [Neil Sedaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-sedaka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/neil-sedaka-10857_always_my-teachers-said-always-keep-a-beethoven_1350371.jpg) > [I learned the cello , but I would still need a massive amount of practice. But I do play classical music, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alicia-keys/i-learned-the-cello-but-i-would-still-need-a-massive-amount-of/) [Alicia Keys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alicia-keys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/alicia-keys-1094_amount_i-learned-the-cello-but-i-would-still-ne_584355.jpg) > [My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/my-mother-did-play-classical-piano-not-that-well-and-actually-my/) [Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/toni-tennille-31175_actually_my-mother-did-play-classical-piano-not-t_395479.jpg) > [My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-clayderman/my-father-did-not-bother-that-i-play-not-a-classical-music-he-always/) [Richard Clayderman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-clayderman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bca/richard-clayderman-27290_academy_my-father-did-not-bother-that-i-play-not_191315.jpg) > [I think people have the misconception that I hang out in alleyways with balls and chains, but I like to play classical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-von-d/i-think-people-have-the-misconception-that-i-hang-out-in-alleyways/) [Kat Von D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-von-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/kat-von-d-6513_alleyways_i-think-people-have-the-misconception-th_492589.png) > [I play classical music almost exclusively. I never mastered jazz or gospel in the way that my mother did. She was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condoleezza-rice/i-play-classical-music-almost-exclusively-i-never-mastered-jazz-or/) [Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condoleezza-rice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/condoleezza-rice-807_christianity_i-play-classical-music-almost-exclusivel_1489239.jpg) > [A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-foxx/a-lot-of-people-may-not-know-how-competitive-it-is-to-play-classical/) [Jamie Foxx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-foxx/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/jamie-foxx-3100_about_a-lot-of-people-may-not-know-how-competi_1911182.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-classical/#itemlist", "name": "Play Classical Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rostam Batmanglij" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-play-classical-music-on-rock/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rostam-batmanglij-3648_classical_i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-pla_405489.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rostam-batmanglij-3648_classical_i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-pla_405489.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/rostam-batmanglij-3648_classical_i-thought-it-would-be-interesting-to-pla_405489.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.” — Rostam Batmanglij", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't play classical guitar. 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