Song Quotes by Evelyn Glennie

My role on the planet is to bring the power of sound.

— Evelyn Glennie

I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free…

— Evelyn Glennie

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

— Evelyn Glennie

I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is…

— Evelyn Glennie

If I just simply let go, and allow my hand, my arm, to be more of a support system, suddenly - I have more…

— Evelyn Glennie

There's still a lot I need to do as a player, as a musician, as a sound creator. I have commissioned 170 pieces: that's…

— Evelyn Glennie

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.

— Evelyn Glennie

Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there…

— Evelyn Glennie

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

— Evelyn Glennie

I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was…

— Evelyn Glennie

If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That,…

— Evelyn Glennie

I've kept a diary since I was 11.

— Evelyn Glennie

Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you know.

— Evelyn Glennie

My hearing is out of the ordinary as others might see it, but not for me. I'm used to my hearing in the same…

— Evelyn Glennie

My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that reason, I…

— Evelyn Glennie