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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?
Itzhak Perlman
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Itzhak Perlman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 31
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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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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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I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.
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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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Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.
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