Bach Quote by Fela Kuti

It was quite frightening to be asked to write the music of a Western because there are so many things that you can refer…

— Alexandre Desplat

Of course, western is my native music,

— Ken Curtis

Western classical music is participative. Look at the number of people who are involved in a symphony.

— Ilaiyaraaja

The art music of the West has developed through out its history by means of individual geniuses, and out of the soil supporting them;…

— Toru Takemitsu

I love Western classical music - I grew up on that thanks to my parents who loved it too.

— Shobana

Western music is alien to my ears.

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

The Western music tradition is mostly addressed to a public that has a critical mind, and judges the quality of the writing, of the…

— Gaspar Claus

I've got great joy from rediscovering Western music. I love Schumann and Chopin, and those amazing symphonies of Bruckner.

— John Tavener

The musical instuments may be western but my voice never wavers away from my own ragas. it is good to make experiments and I…

— Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I also like Western classical music and jazz.

— Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music.

— Satyajit Ray

Has it struck you that the music which is regarded as the most sublime in western civilization, which is the music of Bach, is…

— Pierre Schaeffer