Evelyn Glennie Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Your mallet or your stick goes through the instrument, the sound goes out and then wherever the sound goes nobody knows, you know.”

“I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home.”

“My role on the planet is to bring the power of sound.”

“The body's like a huge ear. It's as simple as that.”

“What I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music.”

“The audience plays a huge part in how a piece will actually form. They really allow the performers to walk a tightrope in a way that never seems to happen in the privacy of your own four walls. I'm listening to the audience, and they're listening to me.”

“Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone.”

“My hearing is out of the ordinary as others might see it, but not for me. I'm used to my hearing in the same way that I'm used to the size of my hands.”