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Classical Quotes - IV

Classical Quotes - V

1. At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music. - Satyajit Ray

2. My parents - Augustine Joseph and Elizabeth - discovered my talent for singing when I was a kid. I remember them telling me that I sang a classical piece after listening to it a couple of times when I was two-and-a-half years old. - K. J. Yesudas

3. Only directors like Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who make period films, have songs in their movies that facilitate the inclusion of classical dance forms. No one else is concentrating on making pure classical numbers. Remo D'Souza

4. It was very interesting in my world, because I grew up as a fan and I did not know that there was a thing called R&B, pop, country, classical - I just knew that I loved music. - Lionel Richie

5. When K. Vishwanath made the film 'Shankarabharanam,' he wanted to bring back Carnatic classical music to mainstream. It's popularity was waning in those days. - Hamsalekha

6. Western classical music is participative. Look at the number of people who are involved in a symphony. - Ilaiyaraaja

7. I was interested in both Western and Indian classical music. - Satyajit Ray

8. I definitely want to act, but I also want to score movies, and I have this idea to fuse classical music with other styles that would give it a different perception. - Alicia Keys

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