We live in the least ugly time in history. Joshua Bell historylivetime Change image and share on social
I've always been accused of moving around too much when I play concertos. Sometimes, conductors ask me which of us is leading. Joshua Bell accuseconcertoconductor Change image and share on social
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance. Joshua Bell begincompletelyflop Change image and share on social
Music is a continual learning process. One finds new insights all the time. For me, it began at a very early age; from the beginning, there was something besides the notes. Joshua Bell agebegincontinual Change image and share on social
So much of performing is a mind game. You're memorizing thousands of notes, and if you start thinking about it in the wrong way, everything can blow up in your face. Joshua Bell blowfacegame Change image and share on social
When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted. Joshua Bell acceptholderplay Change image and share on social
I love celebrating music in different and unique ways. Joshua Bell celebratelovemusic Change image and share on social
I hate YouTube sometimes because people put up things of mine that were never meant for consumption and also because of some of the comments people write about my videos. Joshua Bell commentconsumptionhate Change image and share on social
Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys. Joshua Bell airplanefootballipad Change image and share on social
Conducting is a strange thing to teach. There are very few great conducting teachers, and most great conductors don't teach. Look at Valery Gergiev - what he does is not teachable. A lot of it is on-the-job training, what works and what doesn't work. Joshua Bell conductconductorgergiev share on social
