Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell
Joshua David Bellis an American violinist and conductor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionViolinist
Date of Birth9 December 1967
CityBloomington, IN
CountryUnited States of America
basis education music
I think music should be the basis of an education, not just something you do once a week.
early less liked meant musically time
There was a time, early on in my career, when it was very important for me to be liked by everyone. It meant that I was musically less honest with myself.
kids music schools visited
I have visited schools that have music programs and those that don't. I see the way the kids act with each other.
truth
You're really looking for the truth of what the piece is about. And that's going to be different for different people.
conductor liked music orchestra
The orchestra confides in me about their music director or their conductor, and I've never seen a conductor that's been liked by everyone.
good-day bad-day sky
There are some days I take my violin out and it feels dreadful, like nothing is responding, and I want to sell it and get rid of it. And the next day suddenly the skies open up and the sound is glorious again. So it's like a relationship: There are good days and bad days.
performances ifs
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.
selfish kids want
I like working with kids because I enjoy seeing the looks on their faces and, it's kind of selfish, I want a future audience.
upset halls music-hall
At a music hall, I'll get upset if someone coughs or if someone's cellphone goes off.
musical musician grew
I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.
love-is affair love-affair
You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.
different-experiences guy actors
Actors want to do Shakespeare again and again, or want to do Hamlet. When you hear one guy do Hamlet and another guy do it, it's going to be a whole different experience.
teacher play hearing
There are some great teachers who have had great students, but they themselves can't play a note. I don't understand it, because the most I learned from my teacher was just hearing him play.
categorize high mix music shallow showy
We like to categorize things into showy things and deep things, you know, and things that are high music - important music - and shallow music. And I think that's dangerous, because there's often a mix of both.