About Joshua Bell: Joshua David Bell is an American violinist and conductor.
For some reason I can't explain, artist and musicians tend to look younger than our age. Being in music, you need this youthful sense of discovery and wonder for what you're doing and keep your imagination open. That's a youthful way of looking at li...
In art and music, particularly in the 20th century, there was a big period there where for something to be called profound you had to not be able to understand it.
The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.
I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.
I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.
We live in the least ugly time in history.
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.
I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Barber, but I really think artists should keep pushing limits and trying new things.
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.
I love the outdoor festival feeling.
You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.
When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.
The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is.
I write arrangements. I'm sort of a wannabe composer.
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.
You're a constant student, as a musician.
You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.
No one tells you what to do if you completely flop at the beginning of a performance.
When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted.
Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.
