Backgrounds Quote by Kathleen Battle

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

— Benny Green

I don't have a classical-music mentality. I haven't been taught that way, and it doesn't fit my character, either.

— Agnes Obel

I've studied classical singing, but not to a great extent.

— Floor Jansen

I keep myself open to singing in different genres like classical dance songs, light classical folk, etc. There's so much to learn and I'm…

— Neeti Mohan

Part of my mission is simply that: to bring the world of the arts, particularly classical music, closer to people so they don't feel…

— Michael Tilson Thomas

The only thing that interests me in music is to be able to reach into the, let's call it, 'collective unconscious' of what is…

— Gian Carlo Menotti

I try to give to my music the spiritual quality, very deep in the soul, which does something even if you are not realizing…

— Ravi Shankar

I express myself using my classical skills to write more complex forms of popular music.

— Ludovico Einaudi

I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself…

— Rufus Wainwright

I've never allowed my specific personal practice or belief to be overtly integrated to the music. Because that's crossing the line into, 'We want…

— Ed Kowalczyk

My whole life has been in classical music, I've been trained to become the best musician possible, play the piece the best, play the…

— Laufey

Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I'm helping them feel…

— Bobby McFerrin