In ’68 I was 13 years old, so I was a child, but I felt a lot of excitement in listening to things, looking at the pop art coming over from America. My father was an art collector, and he was coming home with these strange pieces of art that weren’t exposed in museums. At the time, it was quite revolutionary, very adventurous. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I spent one year being very poor at home with my piano, and nobody was calling me, but I had space to think about things on my own and find out exactly what I wanted to do. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I am compared to other classical musicians, but most of them perform songs from other people, and most of those composers belong to another era. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I’m a living composer, so I think I just write and compose the music of my time. I’m not saying that I am better than anyone in the past, but I am saying that I may have evolved some emotions that have connected with the people that are living on the planet today with me. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
The Arctic Ocean is completely unprotected, so technically, people can do with it whatever they like. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I love The Edge’s guitar style; it is unique. There is an ancient world resonating in his guitar sound. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
The great art of the past became great because it started to go out of the perimeters that defined art and defined new territories. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
You can create something strong in art with a few notes. It is like how Aboriginal drawings have a simplicity that is incredibly rich. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
People always talk about the lyrics of Leonard Cohen, but I like his melodies. They are very defined and original. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
