Charles Hazlewood Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Music is about communication, and the chemistry between an audience and the orchestra is absolutely essential; the performance does not exist in a bubble.”

“The way Fatboy Slim layers motifs is the same as 18th-century baroque counterpoint. You have an idea, then you have an answer to the idea in another voice, then you have a counter idea accompanying the original idea, and you build up your texture like that. I'm really into Kruder and Dorfmeister at the moment, and they do the same thing.”

“I want to prove that Holst's 'The Planets' can be as much of a sensory overload as a concert by the Grateful Dead, and just as exciting.”

“I spend so much of my time working away, but I love being here. My family is in Somerset, and this is where my heart is.”

“Classical music has become rarefied, like a maiden aunt that nobody wants to talk to.”

“I abhor the words 'classical music.' Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version.”

“I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do!”

“When I analyse the music, I can get really extreme.”

“I'm always up for music shows such as Jools Holland, but news more than anything, particularly Newsnight. And cookery: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Rick Stein - it's down to him that I cook fish so much - and the great food alchemist Heston Blumenthal.”

“A hundred years ago, concerts were far more come-what-may - people played cards, drank beer and appreciated the music. If we go some way towards restoring that spirit, I'll be happy.”