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I write arrangements. I'm sort of a wannabe composer.
There is no such thing as getting rid of nervousness.
When you believe in something, you can move mountains.
You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.
But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.
I love celebrating music in different and unique ways.
A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.
All the time I'm changing as an artist and as a person.
The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.
I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.
Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.
You don't have any days to spare if you want to improve!
That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.
Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.
The Beatles are a classical group because they're classic.
There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.
The violin didn't keep me from doing things I wanted to do.
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.
Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing.
Do we not find freedom along the guiding lines of discipline?
I try to prioritize a certain amount of quiet work every day.
I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.
You have to be a poet to know how to write a song with lyrics.
I learn a lot in interviews, I learn about how careers differ.
Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.
A worker without genius is better than a genius who won't work.
To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.
YouTube is such a funny little world. You can create a fanbase.
If you do the same thing every night, that's the death of music.
People wrote the most beautiful things during the ugliest times.
Music is not an acquired culture... it is an active part of life.
One of the great challenges is to know when things are not right.
You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.
There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.
I always feel I have a long way to go in my playing and my music.
Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love.
Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.
An amazing gift in a young child is, in some ways, an abnormality.
Deutsche Grammophon really has a grasp of the classical repertoire.
Writing is a good creative outlet... it's a supplement to my music.
Sometimes, I'm not sure why I wind up doing some of the things I do.
I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.
Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him.
I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.
Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.
I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.
Searching and the route we take are more important than making a find.
I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music.