In 1984, I was contacted by Michael Taylor, who had won a commission from a sponsor and decided he would like to paint a… — Julian Bream Copy Share
Ideally the performer has a special function. Which is to bring the listener to the edge of that experience and to open the doors… — Julian Bream Copy Share
A violin is tuned to a fifth. But a guitar is tuned to a fourth with a one-third middle. It is very perplexing to… — Julian Bream Copy Share
I found I could speak through the guitar. Because you have the feel of the strings with both hands and it's up against your… — Julian Bream Copy Share
Segovia was a Spaniard and it seemed natural that he should play the guitar. — Julian Bream Copy Share
Wanting to play the guitar was neither a wild dream nor a realistic ambition. It was simply inevitable. — Julian Bream Copy Share
Music has been my real solace. And that's why I play music. And that's why I'm so determined, or have been so determined to… — Julian Bream Copy Share
My father started me off on the guitar, and we learned classical guitar together. — Julian Bream Copy Share
The guitar speaks for me and it says things - hopefully - for everybody that I play for. — Julian Bream Copy Share
You have to be serious, and you must have a constantly inquiring mind. But I find it's new music that really stretches me, both… — Julian Bream Copy Share
Some specialist guitar music is not of the highest intellectual calibre, so I must make it sound as though it is. If it bores… — Julian Bream Copy Share
