Anne Akiko Meyers quotes
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“Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.”
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“Music should be an integral part of one's life, but how one is able to access it or use it as a career vehicle will always remain in question.”
-- Anne Akiko MeyersSource : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
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“One has to commit their life to music and not expect to get famous or rich doing it.”
-- Anne Akiko MeyersSource : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
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“I've always had my ear peeled for interesting music. As a student, I regularly spent time hunting for interesting repertoire, looking through music bins, buying stacks and stacks of CDs, and discovering rarely played pieces by composers.”
-- Anne Akiko MeyersSource : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
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“When I was seven years old, I was leading a quartet and trio, and that really laid the groundwork for me as a musician.”
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“I've always believed that the range or depth of emotion can be great, whether you're play a three-minute piece, or a half-hour work.”
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“There are many ways to get involved with lives or communities and enrich the minds of others through music, but you really have to want to do this.”
-- Anne Akiko MeyersSource : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
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“I remember performing in Russia when I was twenty, and I stayed at this hotel with 3000 rooms. There were sailors knocking on my room door, wanting to barter stuffed animals with Marlboros that I had been instructed to bring!”
-- Anne Akiko MeyersSource : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
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Source : Aaron Swartz (2016). “The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz”, p.27, The New Press
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“If honey bees become extinct, human society will follow in four years.”
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“I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.”
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