Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Once you’re in a particular country, and you’re surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
I didn’t decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
I suppose I don’t hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it’s like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it’s one on one, and that’s exactly how I play. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined. Evelyn Glennie Read Quote
