Differences Quote by Frank Zappa

Actually, I've had very little classical training, although I love listening to classical music very much.

— Benny Green

I've learned a lot from the masters of orchestration, like Ravel and Stravinsky.

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

I remember being in college and taking a class on classical music and getting a big laugh when I said very sincerely that I…

— Ira Kaplan

As I got older though I wanted a life of my own. The classical training was very demanding and thorough. It was a very…

— Nina Simone

My training in music has been very eclectic - as first a flute player from classical chamber music to jazz, Greek, Brazilian and African…

— Alexandre Desplat

I was trained in jazz, which I love.

— Jesse Andrews

Being classically trained gave me the real foundation for music. It's so important in my life. Why was I influenced by all these styles…

— Lara Fabian

I took vocal lessons all through my childhood and still do. I was classically trained.

— Sofia Carson

There are a lot of composers who were fantastic, but I challenge them to write a record that you could play five times a…

— Robert Wyatt

Performing was always something that I actually used to do before I settled in the studio as a composer.

— Ramin Djawadi

I was in the army, and I had given up the thought of being a composer.

— Mitch Leigh

I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that…

— Nina Simone