#beethoven

Imagine if Beethoven had a tape recorder. Then you'd know exactly what he meant. Maybe he meant 'Da da da da' instead of 'Boom boom boom boom!' Who knows? ↗

— Eddie Van Halen

#boom #exactly #had #imagine #instead

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys. ↗

— Scott Ian

#frank #frank zappa #guys #insane #rock

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not? ↗

— Robert Fripp

#does #genius #many #music #musician

I was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#could #i #kid #kill #little

I like Beethoven, especially the poems. ↗

— Ringo Starr

#especially #i #like #poems

Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wanted... to build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy and at home. ↗

— Edvard Grieg

#bach #beethoven #build #churches #dwellings

I occasionally play works by contemporary composers and for two reasons. First to discourage the composer from writing any more and secondly to remind myself how much I appreciate Beethoven. ↗

— Jascha Heifetz

#appreciate #beethoven #composer #composers #contemporary

And it's a crime because the great plays of history, going all the way back to the Greeks, are part of everybody's heritage. It's just like in music, Beethoven or Mozart, that's everybody's heritage. ↗

— Tony Randall

#because #beethoven #crime #everybody #going

Beethoven said that it's better to hit the wrong note confidently, than hit the right note unconfidently. Never be afraid to be wrong or to embarrass yourself; we are all students in this life, and there is always something more to learn. ↗

— Mike Norton

#beethoven #confidence #correct #fear #incorrect

The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is. ↗

— Joshua Bell

#knows #man #mozart #street #who