“When you play the piano, you are in a certain way alone, but you are in dialogue with the composer.”— Daniel Barenboim
“In fact, if you don't have a good pianist in your orchestra, you have a muddy orchestra.”— Jelly Roll Morton
“The piano is a very intimate instrument. It's you, your hands and this piece of wood and strings.”— Craig Armstrong
“The piano is an orchestra. It's a percussion instrument, it's a string instrument, it can be a horn.”— Benny Green
“The piano is a monster that whispers. It's a box of hammers and strings that has the power to sing.”— Keith Jarrett
“The piano has always been my closest companion. I can express things through the keys that I can't say in words.”— Jessi Colter
“I always wanted to play big. I'd get on the piano, and the first thing I'd do is hit a big chord.”— Erroll Garner
“I always felt that the piano was like an orchestra, with all the different sounds you could get from it.”— Earl Hines