Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature. Ravi Shankar greatliteraturemonth Change image and share on social
My brother had a house in Paris. To it came many Western classical musicians. These musicians all made the same point: 'Indian music,' they said, 'is beautiful when we hear it with the dancers. On its own, it is repetitious and monotonous.' Ravi Shankar beautifulbrotherclassical share on social
I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music. Ravi Shankar dancergraduallyinterest Change image and share on social
'Ravi' means 'sun.' It's a Sanskrit original word. And 'Shankar' is another name of Shiva, one of the holy trinity god that we worship. Ravi Shankar godholymean Change image and share on social
Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere. Ravi Shankar composefilmhour share on social
The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer. Ravi Shankar absolutelygivegod Change image and share on social
One single raga can be performed for two hours, three hours. Ravi Shankar hourperformraga Change image and share on social
I love the work of Matisse and Picasso, but I don't have enough millions to own one. And I don't really believe in owning art, anyway. Ravi Shankar artlovematisse Change image and share on social
In the olden days, I believe Mozart also improvised on piano, but somehow in the last 200 years, the whole training of Western classical music - they don't read between the lines, they just read the lines. Ravi Shankar classicaldayimprovise share on social
I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the 'fifth Beatle.' In India, they thought I was mad. Ravi Shankar audiencebeatleclassical Change image and share on social
