Piano Quotes

“When you play the piano, you are in a certain way alone, but you are in dialogue with the composer.”

“I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't.”

“In fact, if you don't have a good pianist in your orchestra, you have a muddy orchestra.”

“The piano is a very intimate instrument. It's you, your hands and this piece of wood and strings.”

“It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me.”

“The piano is a monster that whispers. It's a box of hammers and strings that has the power to sing.”

“The pedal is the soul of the piano.”

“The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.”

“The piano is an orchestra. It's a percussion instrument, it's a string instrument, it can be a horn.”

“I always felt that the piano was like an orchestra, with all the different sounds you could get from it.”

“I must tell you I am ruining the piano. There is no possibility to play it the way I did. It is a machine.”

“The piano is the most important instrument in a jazz orchestra.”

“The pedal is the soul of the piano.”

“The piano is a machine, and you have to learn how to be a puppeteer with the machine.”

“For me, the trio is the classic format for the modern jazz pianist.”

“The pedal is everything. It's the breath of the piano.”

“The piano has always been my closest companion. I can express things through the keys that I can't say in words.”

“For me, the piano is the orchestra.”

“I always wanted to play big. I'd get on the piano, and the first thing I'd do is hit a big chord.”

“The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.”