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I listen to kids play a lot.

Itzhak Perlman

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Itzhak Perlman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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Violinist
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The thing is that what you try to do when you play is you try to play not below a certain level. In other words, it can be a special day where it would be phenomenal, but if it's not below a certain level, that's the goal. You know, that's what you want to do. That's why you practice and so on.
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For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.
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Believe me, I've had interviews where the person says, So when did you start and why? What about your parents? I say to them, Please, have you heard of the word Google?
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I always say separate your abilities from your disabilities. You know, if I could play the violin, I don't have to play it standing up. I can play it sitting down and so on.
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Life is not as easy as it could be for a person with a disability.
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I'm just a one-instrument player. I have been known to play a blender, but I basically play - just play the violin.
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I couldn't only do one thing--I don't want the personal hell of oneness.
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Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.
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This machine, the wheelchair, I can go all over the place, but you need a place without stairs to get in.
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Same thing with harmonies. If you hear something that harmonically is interesting, express it. So that's what I'm saying about talking the music rather than just playing through.
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Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
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I love to work with young kids.
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The Violin of my dreams. If you wanna play a pianissimo that is almost inaudible and yet it carries through a hall that seats 3,000 people, there's your Strad.
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I do three things. I do teaching, I do conducting and I do playing. And each one of those sort of helps the other.
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I look at raising funds for The Perlman Music Program as a challenge and as a way to provide opportunities for people who care about the future of classical music.
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The most important thing to do is really listen.
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Just imagine yourself in a wheelchair. Go through the building. If there's a place you can't go in, it's not accessible.
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I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time.
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I feel that you always pay when you are a child.
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