Vernon Howard (1918–1992) American writer
Treasury of Positive Answers
Source: Dramarama
Vernon Howard (1918–1992) American writer
Treasury of Positive Answers
Lang Lang (1982) Chinese pianist
theguardian.com http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/14/lang-lang-piano-china-father
“I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw.”
Rachel Trachtenburg (1993) American musician
On learning to play new instruments ( Teen Vogue http://www.slideshowplayers.com/press/Teenvogue_feb07.html)
Suze Robertson (1855–1922) Dutch painter
version in original Dutch / origineel citaat van Suze Robertson: Nee, ik ben volstrekt nooit wat men noemt een begaafd kind geweest, nooit een droomster. Aan fantasie met 't potlood op 't papier dacht ik niet, al leerden we op school natuurlijk ook teekenen en muziek. Maar in dien tijd was de piano eigenlijk meer mijn fort.. .Toch heb ik tot mijn achttiende jaar tussen die beide lang gewankeld.
Source: 1900 - 1922, Onder de Menschen: Suze Robertson' (1912), p. 30
“I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.”
Victor Borge (1909–2000) Danish and US-American comedian and musician
From the obit in the Boston Globe.
Quotations from Borge's performances
Source: Richard Dyer, "Laughter Was at the Heart of Victor Borge's Many Talents", Boston Globe, 29 December 2000
Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) English naval administrator and member of parliament
September 29, 1662
Diary
Ray Charles (1930–2004) American musician
Fooling, Drowning, Hallelujahing, p. 174
Brother Ray : Ray Charles' Own Story (1978)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1935) American singer-songwriter and pianist
As quoted in Esquire (January 2010), p. 89