Able Quote by Slavoj Žižek

“Ah, this is more like it. Tchaikovsky,” said Aziraphale, opening a case and slotting its cassette into the Blaupunkt. “You won’t enjoy it,” sighed…

— Terry Pratchett

I listed to Tchaikovsky. He is both kitsch and profound. I love that lack of "Good taste."

— Cy Twombly

The problem with kitsch is that it is all too profound, manipulating deep libidinal and ideological forces, while true art knows how to remain…

— Slavoj Žižek

Undoubtedly [Beethoven's] music often verges on kitsch

— Slavoj Žižek

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky were not classical musicians while they were alive and active, they were the rock stars of their day.

— Seymour Stein

Roll over Beethoven, tell Tchaikovsky the news.

— Chuck Berry

The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky.

— Solomon Short

On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky…

— Leonard Slatkin

I usually listen to the same thing over and over again: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major. And Leonard Cohen.

— Sue Townsend

“He had always wanted to write music, and he could give no other identity to the thing he sought. If you want to know…

— Ayn Rand

A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting…

— Gustavo Dudamel

I love anything by Tchaikovsky. He was the real pop star of his day.

— Sufjan Stevens