12 Andre Previn Quotes for You to Enjoy

Andre Previn

German Musician

Born: Apr 6, 1929

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People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble. The trick is not to fall back on the things you've done before. Andre Previn

I don't even have a cell phone. I don't know how they work. Andre Previn

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When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered, can teach as much by verbal criticism as can a cold and analytical hearing of one's own music being played. Andre Previn

Music Matter Criticism Master Own Cold Conservatory Analytical Completion Composed Days Within Verbal How Revered Heard Hearing Score Orchestra Being Much Teach Played

I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise that what I was leaving was not just the movie business. I wanted to get rid of the whole atmosphere. Andre Previn

I don't ever consciously change gears when I play jazz or classical. It's all music. Andre Previn

Music Change Jazz Gears Classical Ever Play

I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. Andre Previn

Time Great Me Writing Something Bothered Never Shortcomings Many

I don't write things that are wildly abstractly atonal. Andre Previn

Wildly Write Things

I finally wasn't interested in writing music that played while actors talked. Andre Previn

Music Writing Finally Talked While Interested Actor Played

I remain extraordinarily proud of the Vaughan Williams symphonies I recorded with the LSO, and in the 1980s and '90s, I made an almost complete cycle of orchestral works by Richard Strauss with the Vienna Philharmonic. Andre Previn

Made Philharmonic Symphonies Extraordinarily Complete Williams Recorded Remain Almost Proud Orchestral Richard Vienna Cycle Works

The thing is that I'm naturally curious about a lot of different disciplines in music, and I enjoy doing them. And as long as people are nice enough to let me, I'll keep on trying. Andre Previn

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I used to set myself little challenges to make the work more interesting. Andre Previn

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