Joshua Bell Quotes

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Joshua Bell

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 9, 1967

We live in the least ugly time in history.

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I write arrangements. I'm sort of a wannabe composer.

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I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.

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Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.

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I was lucky enough to have parents who started me on music very early, but most kids don't get that kind of exposure.

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I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.

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There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

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I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.

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You're a constant student, as a musician.

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You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.

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I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Barber, but I really think artists should keep pushing limits and trying new things.

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No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.

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So much of performing is a mind game.

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Although I hardly ever turn on the TV set unless it's football season, I do watch a lot of TV on my iPad - perfect for long airplane journeys.

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I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time.

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A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.

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I want to do everything. That's my problem.

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Conducting is a strange thing to teach.

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What drew me to the violin was mastering the instrument technically, which I'm continuing to do.

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I never had any real expectations about what sort of success I would have or all the publicity.

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