In Mali, you hear music everywhere. What is fantastic in Mali is the music tradition is handed down from father to son orally. It is not written. You learn from your father and add something, because you are living now and telling a story to others. This results in many different interpretations of the same song. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
There should be no boundaries in your relationship with sound. Often it’s not about the music itself but the context in which you hear the music. For instance, listening to a piece of classical music in a film you love often changes your perception of it entirely. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I went to Mali for the first time in 2000, and I met Toumani Diabate and Ballake Sissoko – two of the greatest kora players of our time. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I don’t like the idea of ‘classical crossover,’ even if sometimes I see this category given to what I’m doing. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
On every new project, I try to write in a different way and see if there’s a new side of myself I haven’t explored. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I think what really stays with me is the idea that you can write music about the texture of a wall, and everything is in some way connected. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote
I couldn’t find a way to write music with numbers and rules and schedules. So I tried to forget the academic idea of music and started to see if it was possible to do creative work, taking in all the influences I wanted to keep. Ludovico Einaudi Read Quote