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Nigel Kennedy Quotes

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English Musician December 28, 1956

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Maybe it's egocentric or whatever, but when I'm playing Beethoven, Bach, Hendrix, or whoever it is, in the end, it just feels like my own music and I'm making it up as I'm going along. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy quote: "Even if you're playing Brahms or a Beethoven concerto, you've..."
Even if you're playing Brahms or a Beethoven concerto, you've got to have a different vantage point, slightly, each time. Nigel Kennedy
I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could never do. It means I'm more flexible within classical music, to be a servant to the composer. Nigel Kennedy
I've learnt new scales through playing different types of music, like Indian raga scales, gipsy scales and harmonically-based jazz scales. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy quote: "Menuhin was playing Bach on a fantastic spiritual level when..."
Menuhin was playing Bach on a fantastic spiritual level when he was a teenager. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy quote: "Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you..."
Why would you want to stand there waving a stick when you could be playing an instrument? Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy quote: "I hate complacency. I play every gig as if it could be my..."
I hate complacency. I play every gig as if it could be my last, then I enjoy it more than ever. Nigel Kennedy

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