Best Evelyn Glennie Quotes
- Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that. Communication
- Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. Any
- Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. Adaptable
- The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes… All
- My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in… Band
- A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos. Been
- I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well. Bass
- I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important. All
- I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops. Amazing
- Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. Create
- When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right. Asked
- As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full. Busy
- My role on the planet is to bring the power of sound. Bring
- What I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music. Music
- If I just simply let go, and allow my hand, my arm, to be more of a support system, suddenly - I have more dynamic… Allow
- Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the… Contrast
- Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you know. Goes
- I want to be able to say on my deathbed that I reached a few people. That would be very nice, just to be able… Able
- My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that reason, I enjoyed… Ago