Actors want to do Shakespeare again and again, or want to do Hamlet. When you hear one guy do Hamlet and another… — Joshua Bell Actors Copy Share Image
The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is. — Joshua Bell Beethoven Copy Share Image
I don't sleep with a violin in my bed, but there is something very magical about the instrument. You open up the… — Joshua Bell Bed Copy Share Image
There are some days I take my violin out and it feels dreadful, like nothing is responding, and I want to sell… — Joshua Bell Bad day Copy Share Image
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance. — Joshua Bell Performances Copy Share Image
Being a classical musician, you're doing many things anyway. One day you're doing Bach concerto and the next you're doing some avant-garde… — Joshua Bell Classical music Copy Share Image
I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician. — Joshua Bell Family Copy Share Image
For some reason I can't explain, artist and musicians tend to look younger than our age. Being in music, you need this… — Joshua Bell Age Copy Share Image
I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking. — Joshua Bell Adventure Copy Share Image
I think if there's ever been a time we need music more, it's now. For our kids, it teaches you to take… — Joshua Bell Background music Copy Share Image
I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing… — Joshua Bell Around Copy Share Image
Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my… — Joshua Bell Airplane Copy Share Image
At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off. — Joshua Bell Cellphone Copy Share Image
In art and music, particularly in the 20th century, there was a big period there where for something to be called profound… — Joshua Bell 20th century Copy Share Image
A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that,… — Joshua Bell Conductor Copy Share Image
I open up my violin case every day, and have one of the great creations. It is very inspiring. It makes you… — Joshua Bell Artist Copy Share Image
I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all. — Joshua Bell Daredevil Copy Share Image
I don't listen to a lot of music when I have my free time. But I'll go to a jazz club and… — Joshua Bell Clubs Copy Share Image
When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted. — Joshua Bell Accepted Copy Share Image
Every orchestra is different. Sometimes, you're blown away by a particular musician. If I'm playing the Brahms concerto, it's crucial to have… — Joshua Bell Blown away Copy Share Image
