With every year of playing, you want to relax one more muscle. Why? Because the more tense you are, the less you can hear. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes hear muscle play
Sound is ephemeral, fleeting, but some sort of a physical manifestation can help you hold on to it longer in time. I'm sure of this; I've always thought the sound that you make is just the tip of the iceberg, like the person that you see physically is just the tip of the iceberg as well. Yo-Yo Ma ephemeralfleethave share on social
Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes. Yo-Yo Ma dayhourlearn Change image and share on social
My job as a performer is to make sure that whatever happens in a performance lives in somebody else, that it's memorable... If you forget tomorrow what you heard yesterday, there's really not much point in you having been there - or me, for that matter. Yo-Yo Ma forgethearjob share on social
Flexibility is crucial to my fitness. Incorporating a good warm-up and cool-down into every session decreases my chances of injury. I use both dynamic and static stretching in my training. I've starting doing a few yoga sessions which incorporates muscle strength and flexibility. Samantha Stosur chancecoolcrucial share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social
I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa. Keith David mufasapayplay Change image and share on social