Joshua Bell quotes
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“The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.”
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“When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.”
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“I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.”
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“No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.”
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“Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.”
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“There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.”
-- Joshua BellSource : "Classical 'Rock Star' Joshua Bell Takes On Conducting". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. April 24, 2012.
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“We live in the least ugly time in history.”
-- Joshua BellSource : "Joshua Bell’s Virtuoso Reality". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2011.
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“What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.”
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“When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted.”
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“You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.”
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“I want to do everything. That's my problem.”
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“I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.”
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“I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.”
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“I write arrangements. Im sort of a wannabe composer.”
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“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.”
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“At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off.”
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“I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.”
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“I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.”
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“I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.”
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“I like trying things, I am kind of adventurous and I like thrill seeking.”
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“You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.”
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