- Nov 07, 2020
Piano Quotes
Reflections from a lifetime at the keys.
These quotes trace a relationship with piano from the earliest memories of sitting at the keys to years of formal training passed down through well-known teachers. Not everyone recalls that First encounter fondly; some found the discipline more like drudgery than joy.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Four
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started piano lessons when I was four; I was being classically trained at the Colburn School.
- Cords
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had no idea what those cords were in the bridge of 'Prisoner In Disguise' when I wrote them. I had to go over to Don Gorman, the piano player, and ask what in the world I was playing.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Among my European ancestors were piano builders, goldsmiths, and vintners but, to the best of my knowledge, no professionals of any kind.
- Instrument
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- Nov 07, 2020
Piano was my first instrument, but it wasn't the instrument that I showed the most proficiency on.
- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to play the piano.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
Fingers don't have much to do with playing the piano. The idea that they do must be unlearned.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
One does not play the piano with one's fingers: one plays the piano with one's mind.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020