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I walk into a kids' store, and it's amazing, the types of instruments - little squeaky things, rattling things, spinning tops. Evelyn Glennie

Amazing Walk Types Kids Tops Spinning Rattling Instruments Store Little Things

Concerts have to be seen as a real event for which the aim is to try and feed everybody. Evelyn Glennie

Try Seen Everybody Aim Feed Concerts Real Which Event

I didn't decide to become a musician until the age of 15, which is quite late. Evelyn Glennie

Age Become Late Musician Until Quite Decide Which

When I was 12, I happened to see a schoolmate playing percussion, and it looked interesting. I asked for lessons, and it felt right. Evelyn Glennie

See Percussion Looked Felt Happened Interesting Asked Lessons Right Playing

There's still a lot I need to do as a player, as a musician, as a sound creator. I have commissioned 170 pieces: that's still not enough, there are still lots and lots of composers I would like to approach. When I see a composer and I see a performer, I think to combine those forces. Evelyn Glennie

Think Enough Approach Those Musician Would See Composer Composers Combine Performer Like Pieces Forces Sound Still Lot Lots Lots And Lots Commissioned Creator Player Need

Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body. Evelyn Glennie

Ears Touch More Could Through Hear Hearing Form Body Less

If I just simply let go, and allow my hand, my arm, to be more of a support system, suddenly - I have more dynamic with less effort. Much more, and I just feel, at last, one with the stick, and one with the drum. Evelyn Glennie

System More Allow Simply Support Feel Arm Drum Stick Go Hand Effort Just Dynamic Much Less Let Go Suddenly Last

And as I grew older, I then auditioned for the Royal Academy of Music in London, and they said, well, no, we won't accept you, because we haven't a clue - you know - of the future of a so-called 'deaf' musician. And I just couldn't quite accept that. Evelyn Glennie

The audience plays a huge part in how a piece will actually form. They really allow the performers to walk a tightrope in a way that never seems to happen in the privacy of your own four walls. I'm listening to the audience, and they're listening to me. Evelyn Glennie

Me Privacy Walk Walls Listening Will Own Way Seems Allow Never Part Performers Piece Audience Tightrope How Huge Huge Part Form Happen Really Your Actually Four Plays

I love out-of-the-way, rugged places. For me, holidays are about the experiences, and the people, and the memories, rather than sitting on a nice beach getting tanned. I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me. Evelyn Glennie

I'm in a position where I can do many things most people just daydream about. Ewan McGregor

People About Daydream Most Just Where Many Things Position

I certainly have no plans to leave London. It's a great town. Ewan McGregor

Great London Town Leave Plans Certainly

I love skiing, scuba diving and hang-gliding. Ewan McGregor

Love Diving Scuba Skiing

I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber. Ewan McGregor

Light Drop Looking Out Real Just Just Looking Moment Jedi Pull

I like to dance, but it's not my weekend activity. I'm not a clubber. Ewan McGregor

Dance Weekend Like Activity

I played music all through school and I kind of performed that way. Ewan McGregor

Music School Way Kind Through Performed Played

I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do. Ewan McGregor

Old Mind Made Nine Definitely Years Up Wanted

I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really. Ewan McGregor

Good Quality People Important Otherwise Says About Something Good Scripts Point Stuff Know Making Very Just Interesting Scripts Interesting People Really

If you're suddenly doing something you don't want to do for four years, just so you've got something to fall back on, by the time you come out you don't have that 16-year-old drive any more and you'll spend your life doing something you never wanted to do in the first place. Ewan McGregor

Life Time You Drive First Fall Back Spend Out Something More Never Come First Place Got Doing Years Any Just Want Wanted Place Your Suddenly Four By The Time

No, no I'm not, no, but I just think... when people are naked it tells you a lot about their relationships. Ewan McGregor

You People Naked Think Relationships Tells About Lot Just

The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better. Ewan McGregor

Better Old Black Black And White White Other Run More Weekends Had Well Huge Romantic Movies Used Appetite Things Two

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