Classical Music Quotes

170 Classical Music quotes by 137 unique authors

In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form… — Mike Figgis
I love classical music; I love the way it's worked... all those chord sequences so I often use that sort of effect in my solos. — Jon Lord
I am not doing something that it is experimental music in relation to classical music. — Joanna Newsom
Before college, I acted in my room, to classical music, because music tells stories. I'd put on a record and proceed, silently. I'd keep putting… — Amanda Plummer
That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. — Itzhak Perlman
I also have a big love of classical music played on piano because this is the environment I grew up in my brother being one… — Suzi Quatro
Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a… — Lionel Richie
My family were all into classical music, and I found that very intimidating. — Elizabeth McGovern
I love classical music and often listen to symphonies or opera in the morning. — William Mapother
I have never heard enough classical music to be able to enjoy it; & the simple truth is, I detest it. Not mildly, but will… — Mark Twain
I had 12 years of classical music as a child, playing piano competitions as a teenager, playing in blues bands and rock 'n' roll bands,… — Ronnie Milsap
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable… — Ken Hensley
Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music,… — Dave Brubeck
I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz. — Herb Alpert
Classical music in Venezuela is now something like a pop concert. You can see people screaming or crying because they don't have a ticket. — Gustavo Dudamel
I listen mostly to classical music. — Alexandra Fuller
I'm very flower-like. I love classical music. I go to ballet and I cry. There's nothing so beautiful. — Michael Gambon
I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of my understanding of… — Danny Elfman
I would have to say I might do some stuff, but it's the film that's appealing. I was raised on film. My musical experience is… — Danny Elfman
One of the problems that we face through the media attention that these artists receive is that there has been an awful lot of talk… — Lesley Garrett

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