Scottish - Musician | July 19, 1965 -
Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.
Evelyn Glennie
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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.
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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.
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Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.
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Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.
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I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was expected because there was nothing there anyway. And I think that was possibly the greatest asset for me, just not knowing.
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As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full.
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Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.
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I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf.
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I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation.
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I associate going to an airport with work because I travel so much with my job. So when I have a few days free from work, I tend to stay at home.
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Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
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