Amount Quote by Alicia Keys

A lot of people may not know how competitive it is to play classical music, because when you think about it, the music that…

— Jamie Foxx

My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I mean in…

— Richard Clayderman

I thought it would be interesting to play classical music on rock instruments.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I think people have the misconception that I hang out in alleyways with balls and chains, but I like to play classical music and…

— Kat Von D

I play classical music almost exclusively. I never mastered jazz or gospel in the way that my mother did. She was a fine improvisational…

— Condoleezza Rice

I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history of art,…

— Karen DeCrow

I'd studied piano first and switched over to cello when I was about seven. I played mostly chamber and solo classical music. I got…

— Tod Machover

Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.

— Luka Sulic

Because in classical music cello is not regarded as a popular choice, it's always playing the long, boring notes.

— Luka Sulic

My teachers said, 'Always keep a Beethoven sonata under your fingers.' I always have. I still play chamber music, and I always play classical.

— Neil Sedaka

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

— Michael Gambon

My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's…

— Toni Tennille