Zakir Hussain (musician): Quotes about time

Zakir Hussain (musician) is Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer. Explore interesting quotes on time.
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“Every time I play with someone, just interacting with them points me to a different nook or a corner in my playing that I had overlooked.”

Zakir Hussain (musician)

in pdf, Zakir Hussain and Master Musicians of India, 12 December 2013, UMS Youth Education Programme Organization http://ums.org/assets/zakir_FINAL.pdf, <br class="br">Quote

“Every time you step out on to the stage, you learn something which helps you grow and be a better communicator. It’s not like you’re the master. You’re always a student.”

Zakir Hussain (musician)

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“You open London Times and you find reviews of Western classical music concerts finding pride of place even if the concerts themselves have less than 200 people in a hall meant for 1,500. They do this because they want to highlight what they see as their socio-cultural legacy.”

Zakir Hussain (musician)

Quote, I've never wanted to fit in Abbaji's shoes: Ustad Zakir Hussain

“As far as Indian music is concerned I wouldn't call myself a torchbearer. It's the media that focuses on it, like at one time Pandit Ravi Shankar was the poster boy of Indian music. It did not matter that there were equally good sitar players in India that time. Everybody talked about him and not others like Pandit Nikhil Banerjee or Ustad Ali Anwar Khan”

Zakir Hussain (musician)

Quote, I am not torchbearer of Indian classical music: Zakir Hussain

“Zakir bhai is indeed a phenomenon of our times. It is not surprising that young tabla players are inspired or influenced by him but cloning will only give them a temporary impetus.”

Zakir Hussain (musician)

Pandit Nayan Ghosh in Who’s interested in a second-hand Zakir Hussain?, 2 November 2013, 12 December 2013, The Hindu http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/whos-interested-in-a-secondhand-zakir-hussain/article5308342.ece, <br class="br">About Zakir Hussain