Best Pianist Sayings

108 Pianist quotes by 95 unique authors

Ask any great athlete or the concert pianist or the successful actor if they have arrived at the place where they need no further practice.… — Eric Butterworth
In one dancing saloon I saw the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across. Over the piano was printed a notice:… — Oscar Wilde
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing,… — David Amram
When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella,… — George Shearing
I don't know where there can be so many pianists as in Paris, so many asses and so many virtuosi. — Frederic Chopin
Frankie Randall is a consummate performer. He is an exquisite jazz pianist and wonderful singer. I had the great pleasure to work with him on… — Lainie Kazan
For the longest time, I wanted to become a pianist. That was kinda my thing. — Zedd
My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the… — Fiona Shaw
At the age of 16, something happened with my finger and the doctor told me, you never can be a organist or pianist, so think… — Kurt Masur
Roaring like a tiger turns some children into pianists who debut at Carnegie Hall but only crushes others. Coddling gives some the excuse to fail… — Ayelet Waldman
I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school, my parents were scared to death that I would focus… — David Hyde Pierce
The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather. — Jeff Buckley
I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of… — Cy Coleman
I come from a wonderful family. My mother was a pianist and my father was a salesman. They were very middle-class, very middle-Western. — Charles Kimbrough
Artur Rubinstein, the famous pianist, was once asked the secret of his success-was it dedication, ability, discipline, hard work? Mr. Rubinstein smiled as he remarked,… — Norman Vincent Peale
I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which… — Donald Fagen
My family was musical on both sides. My father's family had a famous flautist and a classical pianist. My mother won a contest to be… — Gloria Estefan
Bill Evans is a real serious jazz pianist who, in my book, crossed over boundaries in terms of color. He used the piano as his… — Roberta Flack
I couldn't say I ever dreamt of becoming a composer, a pianist, or anything else for that matter. I have the kind of brain where… — Anthony Hopkins
I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. What I do, in my opinion, is by no… — Billy Joel
My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist… — Grace Jones
I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down. — Steve Lacy
Then, for a hot three or four weeks I wanted to be a concert pianist. — Frank Langella
I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to… — Amy Lee
I'm basically a cocktail jazz kind of pianist. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a very good keyboard player. People think I… — Ray Manzarek

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