Evelyn Glennie

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. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#begun #cannot #follow #hope #i

Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#assumptions #cannot #categorize #continue #individual

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#apart #basically #followed #i #influenced

Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#angry person #because #become #before #beginning

Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#biggest #biggest challenge #challenge #family #instruments

A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#been #collaborating #commissioned #composers #i

A lot of things which come with a high profile will always be criticised one way or another. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#another #come #criticised #high #high profile

Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#create #just #picked #rattle #shake

As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#diary #full #healthier #keep #live

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

#doing #enjoy #experiences #feel #having