I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.

Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him.

When you believe in something, you can move mountains.

You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.

I love celebrating music in different and unique ways.

But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.

The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.

A specialist is someone who does everything else worse.

All the time I'm changing as an artist and as a person.

You don't have any days to spare if you want to improve!

I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.

Over the years, I've collected a lot of musical friends.

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.

The Beatles are a classical group because they're classic.

The violin didn't keep me from doing things I wanted to do.

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.

Once I know a song really well, I can then have fun dancing.

I try to prioritize a certain amount of quiet work every day.

Do we not find freedom along the guiding lines of discipline?

I learn a lot in interviews, I learn about how careers differ.

I don't want to portray myself as a daredevil. I'm not at all.

You have to be a poet to know how to write a song with lyrics.

Mozart composed his music not for the elite, but for everybody.

A worker without genius is better than a genius who won't work.

YouTube is such a funny little world. You can create a fanbase.

To play great music, you must keep your eyes on a distant star.

People wrote the most beautiful things during the ugliest times.

If you do the same thing every night, that's the death of music.

I always feel I have a long way to go in my playing and my music.

Music is not an acquired culture... it is an active part of life.

One of the great challenges is to know when things are not right.

You don't have to have lots of love affairs to know what love is.

There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.

Violin playing is a physical art with great traditions behind it.

Now, I've changed my life to make sure I work only on what I love.

Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.

An amazing gift in a young child is, in some ways, an abnormality.

Deutsche Grammophon really has a grasp of the classical repertoire.

Writing is a good creative outlet... it's a supplement to my music.

Sometimes, I'm not sure why I wind up doing some of the things I do.

I admire Johann Strauss a lot. I believe he was a genius of his time.

Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him.

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.

Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart.

I am not trying to be cooler or change my image or get into pop music.

I grew up in a musical family, but nobody was a professional musician.

Searching and the route we take are more important than making a find.

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