Blessed Quote by Roy Orbison

I do remember realizing one day that I loved plays more than I loved playing concertos.

— John Cariani

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

— Mitch Leigh

I'd forget the piece just before I went out to do the concerto, the panic was too great. This was not anything that gave…

— Linda Lavin

Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'

— Alfred Schnittke

I have to say I owe my career to the master composers of the Great American Songbook who have written such high-quality songs -…

— Tony Bennett

I feel I am fortunate that I could become a composer.

— Mohan Sithara

I'm a composer like every maestro on this earth.

— Stromae

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

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

Connection to the music and the history was very powerful to me. I think that's what I feel the most blessed about.

— Jon Gordon

I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition.

— Julia Holter

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

At first the music almost repelled me, it was so intense, and this man made no attempt to sugarcoat what he was trying to…

— Eric Clapton