Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. — Evelyn Glennie Adaptable Copy Share Image
As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full. — Evelyn Glennie Busy Copy Share Image
I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops. — Evelyn Glennie Instruments Copy Share Image
Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. — Evelyn Glennie Anything Copy Share Image
I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain. — Evelyn Glennie Bats Copy Share Image
I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me. — Evelyn Glennie Embrace Copy Share Image
A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another. — Evelyn Glennie High profile Copy Share Image
What I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music. — Evelyn Glennie Everything Copy Share Image
The audience plays a huge part in how a piece will actually form. They really allow the performers to walk a tightrope… — Evelyn Glennie Actually Copy Share Image
A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of… — Evelyn Glennie Collaborating Copy Share Image
The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to… — Evelyn Glennie Achieve Copy Share Image
Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face. — Evelyn Glennie Body Copy Share Image
I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have… — Evelyn Glennie Follow me Copy Share Image
“Hearing is a form of touch. I hear it through the body, by opening myself up. Sometimes it almost hits you in… — Evelyn Glennie Copy Share Image
Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I… — Evelyn Glennie Body Copy Share Image
And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we… — Evelyn Glennie Academy Copy Share Image
The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or… — Evelyn Glennie Beautiful Copy Share Image
I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf. — Evelyn Glennie Deaf Copy Share Image
It's the things that you notice when you're not actually with your instrument that, in fact, become so interesting, and that you… — Evelyn Glennie Actually Copy Share Image
Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper… — Evelyn Glennie Communication Copy Share Image
Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look… — Evelyn Glennie Enjoy Copy Share Image
Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to… — Evelyn Glennie Angry Copy Share Image
