Evelyn Glennie Quotes & Sayings
48 most famous Evelyn Glennie quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She's a 59 year old Scottish musician born on Jul 19, 1965.
“Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.”
“I love out-of-the-way, rugged places. For me, holidays are about the experiences, and the people, and the memories, rather than sitting on a nice beach getting tanned. I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.”
“The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve.”
“The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined.”
“Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.”
“Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.”
“I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it's one on one, and that's exactly how I play.”
“I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation.”
“As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full.”
“There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.”
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