Classical music Quote by Rita Rudner

When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin.

— Richard Steele

Men shout to avoid listening to one another.

— Miguel de Unamuno

Many composers today don't know what the human throat is.

— Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Songs are usually unfit for whistling - indeed, whistling (except to the person doing it) is unbearable.

— Anne Bosworth Greene

There is no worse sound in the world than someone who cannot play the violin but insists on doing so anyway.

— Anonymous

It's not that people don't like classical music. It's that they don't have the chance to understand and to experience it.

— Gustavo Dudamel

We don't want to limit ourselves to any specific sound like that was before when we were brought up in classical music.

— Ralf Hutter

Presidents aren`t supposed to spit, at least not obviously.

— Chris Matthews

I discovered later in life that there's not that many men with a counter-tenor vocal ability.

— Jimmy Somerville

Musicians are not so concerned with language.

— Ry Cooder

Watch out, they spit!

— Aladdin

musicians rarely have a sense of humour, at least, about themselves.

— Carolyn Wells