Circles Quote by Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

Beethoven was always too much. He's not slightly anything - he's very everything.

— Simon Rattle

I think it's time they knew the truth about Beethoven.

— Joan Rivers

In my early music-loving days, I thought Beethoven was a bit bombastic, a bit heroic, a bit, well, big.

— Sheila Hancock

When you're a kid, Beethoven is Beethoven, but as I've grown older, my astonishment at the sheer inventiveness of the man has increased, and…

— Stephen Hough

All composers who came after were influenced by Beethoven, even during his lifetime, both by his personality and by his music. He was a…

— Andris Nelsons

As for my relationship to Beethoven, I admire people who can say what they really think. It's as though he's saying, 'That's how I…

— Andris Nelsons

My father had a phenomenal knowledge of music; my mom's family were all musicians.

— Steve Miller

My grandmother was a classical pianist, so I grew up with Schubert, Mozart, Beethoven. I studied piano as a kid. My musical background and…

— Phillipa Soo

Beethoven was so hard of hearing, he thought he was a painter.

— George Carlin

I grew up loving symphonies. Beethoven is beautiful.

— Lil Xan

Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it…

— Smokey Robinson

My family was always musically inclined.

— J.I.D