If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them. Luciano Pavarotti agechildearly Change image and share on social
I love classical music and have been playing violin since I was seven. Music helps me to express feelings in a way words often cannot. Jane Chen classicalexpressfeeling Change image and share on social
Corinne Bailey Rae I listen to a lot, and I'll hear Desert Island Discs and quickly write down the name of a song, and it will open up a new area of music for me. I discovered an Argentinian guitarist, Jose Luis Bieito, on Classic FM. Lesley Manville areaargentinianbailey share on social
When I was to come to Washington the first time as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, Mrs. Johnson phoned us to find out if they could give us a party and who we would like to meet. Erich Leinsdorf bostondirectorfind Change image and share on social
I would do the occasional score. I thought it was the most thrilling thing. It was instant. You made the music and they played it right away to millions of people. I found it thrilling. Elmer Bernstein findinstantmake Change image and share on social
If something doesn't work, you have to admit it. Always try to find what's going right and what's going wrong with your music. If you can, pool your resources and record yourself; do that frequently. Steve Forbert admitfindfrequently Change image and share on social
That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that everyone could enjoy and listen to. Smokey Robinson blackenjoylisten Change image and share on social
Music is one of the noblest callings I can think of. It's the highest of all the art forms to me. For example, if my kid said to me, 'I want to give it all up,' whatever it is that they're doing, 'and I want to take my saxophone and go out,' I would say, 'May God go with you. This is a great and noble thing that you're doing.' Hugh Laurie artcallingform share on social
To know how to suggest is the great art of teaching. To attain it we must be able to guess what will interest; we must learn to read the childish soul as we might a piece of music. Then, by simply changing the key, we keep up the attraction and vary the song. Henri Frederic Amiel artattainattraction share on social
The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people. Babyface blessgroovelyric Change image and share on social