Author: Evelyn Glennie

Quotes

Music really is our daily medicine.

Music really is our daily medicine.

- Evelyn Glennie

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that.

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that.

- Evelyn Glennie

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.

- Evelyn Glennie

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.

- Evelyn Glennie

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.

- Evelyn Glennie

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.

- Evelyn Glennie

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late.

- Evelyn Glennie

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