Giving Quote by Ritchie Blackmore

Thank God, I'll never have to play the cello again.

— Pablo Casals

I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know?

— Julia Holter

When I die, I'd like to come back as a cello.

— Wayne Newton

The cello is not one of my favourite instruments. It has such a lugubrious sound, like someone reading a will.

— Irene Thomas

I want you to play me like a cello.

— Gayle Forman

I guess I'm interested in pushing the boundaries of the cello without giving up on the idea of playing the cello, if that makes…

— Okkyung Lee

It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello... there are endless possibilities.

— Stjepan Hauser

People don't think of cello as a rock instrument, really, and we want people to know all the possibilities that the cello can offer.

— Luka Sulic

There are limits to how much sound a cello can make. That's part of the framing of acoustical instruments. Finding what those limits might…

— Yo-Yo Ma

I want to create endless possibilities with this cello. I become the medium through which the music is being channeled.

— Maya Beiser

I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.

— John Tiffany

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

— Mstislav Rostropovich