Jazz Quote by Stephane Grappelli

I studied violin when I was very young.

— Lee Marvin

I tried to learn the violin for a while.

— Peter Wright

My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens,…

— Zubin Mehta

Bach in general was so good with the violin. He just finds the genius way around his music on the instrument.

— Hilary Hahn

I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

— Paul Desmond

I learnt violin at school and hated it. I wish I'd learnt guitar or piano.

— Declan Donnelly

What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

— Joshua Bell

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good!

— Birdy

I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

— Paul Desmond

I always wanted to do a song with a violin; I always loved the sound of the instrument, especially for melodic stuff.

— Max Cavalera

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

— Robert Schumann

“Life' wrote a friend of mine, 'is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.”

— E.M. Forster