Joshua Bell Quotes

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• There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.
• I love the outdoor festival feeling.
• When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.
• I write arrangements. Im sort of a wannabe composer.
• Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect…
• At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off.
• Conducting is a strange thing to teach.
• I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.
• I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.
• I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.
• I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.
• I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.
• I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.
• I want to do everything. That's my problem.
• I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.
• No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.
• Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.
• So much of performing is a mind game.
• The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.
• We live in the least ugly time in history.

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