Author: Ravi Shankar

Quotes

The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer.

The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer.

- Ravi Shankar

I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music.

I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music.

- Ravi Shankar

I don't appreciate avant-garde, electronic music. It makes me feel quite ill.

I don't appreciate avant-garde, electronic music. It makes me feel quite ill.

- Ravi Shankar

I have always had an instinct for doing new things. Call it good or bad, I love to experiment.

I have always had an instinct for doing new things. Call it good or bad, I love to experiment.

- Ravi Shankar

I believe in one thing: that anyone who is able to do something good for someone, I mean, should be praised.

I believe in one thing: that anyone who is able to do something good for someone, I mean, should be praised.

- Ravi Shankar

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.

Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.

- Ravi Shankar

When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.

When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.

- Ravi Shankar

I love the work of Matisse and Picasso, but I don't have enough millions to own one. And I don't really believe in owning art, anyway.

I love the work of Matisse and Picasso, but I don't have enough millions to own one. And I don't really believe in owning art, anyway.

- Ravi Shankar

'Ravi' means 'sun.' It's a Sanskrit original word. And 'Shankar' is another name of Shiva, one of the holy trinity god that we worship.

'Ravi' means 'sun.' It's a Sanskrit original word. And 'Shankar' is another name of Shiva, one of the holy trinity god that we worship.

- Ravi Shankar

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