16 Ravi Shankar Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ravi Shankar

Indian Musician

Born: Apr 7, 1920

Died: Dec 11, 2012

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Everybody has a right to like or dislike anything or anyone. From a flower to a flavor to a book or a composition but it is very sad that in our country we actually fight over such things in an unseemly manner. Ravi Shankar

In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God. Ravi Shankar

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When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way. Ravi Shankar

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The music that I have learned and want to give is like worshipping God. It's absolutely like a prayer. Ravi Shankar

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There are thousands of ragas, and they are all connected with different times of the day, like sunrise or night or sunset. It is all based on 72 of what we call 'mela' or scales. And we have principally nine moods, ranging from peacefulness to praying, or the feeling of emptiness you get by sitting by the ocean. Ravi Shankar

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In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live, 95% of the music is improvised: it never sounds the same twice. Ravi Shankar

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My brother had a house in Paris. To it came many Western classical musicians. These musicians all made the same point: 'Indian music,' they said, 'is beautiful when we hear it with the dancers. On its own, it is repetitious and monotonous.' Ravi Shankar

I try to give to my music the spiritual quality, very deep in the soul, which does something even if you are not realizing it or analyzing it - that's the duty of the music. Ravi Shankar

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One single raga can be performed for two hours, three hours. Ravi Shankar

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I started out as a dancer, but gradually became more interested in music. Ravi Shankar

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To me, you know, from my childhood I always had a fascination for United States. Ravi Shankar

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Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere. Ravi Shankar

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I was admired by all these hippies, and it was wonderful playing at Monterey and Woodstock, performing for half a million people. Ravi Shankar

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