Quotes about mandolin

“The National Enquirer published this thing called the "Chow like Cho Diet," which was this fake diet that I never went on, with all these fake quotes from me, like "When I was a little girl, I was raised on rice and fish. So when I get heavy, I go back to that natural Asian way of eating." That is so Mulan. You can almost hear the mandolin in the background. "When I was a little girl, I grow up on the rice paddy… and although we have no food, I have a tendency to put on weight."”

Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian

“I managed to win Battle Of The Bands with one mandolin player! It was me and eleven goth bands and I won.”

KT Tunstall (1975) Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

“It's an advantage having a limited output. When George Gershwin is asked to play his repertoire, he plays all evening. I just play "Lady Play Your Mandolin" and I'm through.”

Oscar Levant (1906–1972) American comedian, composer, pianist and actor

“To a heart transformed by love, it is a mandolin.”

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) Russian dramatist, author and physician