Author: Ravi Shankar

Quotes

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 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

My music has a very spiritual background, a sanctity that is almost like worship.

My music has a very spiritual background, a sanctity that is almost like worship.

- Ravi Shankar

In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.

In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God.

- Ravi Shankar

I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.

I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.

- 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

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

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

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