“A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.” ArtSocialNaturalDecisionPayAttentionMusic IsResponseHearingMotivatedClassical MusicPrestigeClassic Music Book:Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist Source: Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
“I don't really like approach music to become famous. I've actually consciously made the decision that I'm just going to do music because I love it.” MadeDecisionApproachMusic Is Author:Taryn Manning
“Maybe this is blasphemy to say, but I feel like music is not meant to be something that earning your keep depends on because it cheapens it and it will force you into making decisions in the interest of earning your keep, as opposed to the interest of the thing itself.” FeelsForceInterestDecisionDependsMusic IsMeant To BeEarningBlasphemyMaking Decisions Author:John Maus
“I made an executive decision in college when I learned how behind I was in the world of books, films, and music because of my rural upbringing. I really reduced the amount of time that sports took up in my life.I still have some Faulkner to get through.” WorldMadeStillsBookFilmSportsDecisionBehindsCollegeAmountMusic IsExecutivesUpbringingFilm And Music Author:Nick Offerman
“Johnny Jewel is how people were maybe two hundred years ago. Back then, when people got up in the morning, they knew what they had to do to get through the day - there were 100% less decisions. Nowadays, we have to decide what we want to buy in grocery stores, what job to take, what work to do. But not Johnny. For him, it's all right there - it's a freer state, and that's what my music is looking for... ... To understand Johnny, you should think of William Blake. He was the same kinda guy.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldYearsTwoStatesJobsGuyDecisionMorningMusic IsHundredYears AgoStoresJewelsGroceriesGrocery StoresBlake Author:Tom Verlaine
“But for me I think it's just about taking that time of reflection and contemplation. That's probably my process in every decision that I make: to make sure that I spend time just with myself, and really times of silence and mediation to go through that process; and music is a big part of that as well.” ThinkingWellsBigsProcessDecisionSilenceMusic IsReflectionContemplationEnd TimesSpend TimeMediation Author:Kimbra
“Fact is that I played piano and performed, as a young kid, a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Don't forget I was only eleven-years-old and to be on the stage at that age had tremendous impact on me. Basically love for classical music and performing as a kid on the big stage probably led toward this decision, which meant that music is going to be my big love but also my profession.” YearsFactsBigsKidsAgeYoungDecisionForgetStageMusic IsImpactProfessionPianoPerformingChicagoOrchestraSymphonyClassical MusicElevenSymphony Orchestras Author:Herbie Hancock
“Music is decisions, and I decide for me what are brilliant decisions.” DecisionMusic IsBrilliant Author:Gylve Nagell