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Classical Quotes - III

Classical Quotes - III

1. I'm not handsome in the classical sense. The eyes droop, the mouth is crooked, the teeth aren't straight, the voice sounds like a Mafioso pallbearer, but somehow it all works. - Sylvester Stallone

2. I went to the Performing Arts School and studied classical ballet. That attitude is something that's put into your head. You are never thin enough. - Carmen Electra

3. I always felt music to be universal and undifferentiated - Western classical, folk, Carnatic or Hindustani and so on. - Ilaiyaraaja

4. My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum, who, in turn, was my first teacher. Later I would travel almost 70 kms to the nearest town, Kota, to learn music from my guru Mahesh Sharmaji, who was also the principal of the music college there. - Shreya Ghoshal

5. I had learnt Kathak for six years from the age of eight and did a foundation course from Kathak Kendra in Delhi. I was not fond of classical dance, but today, I'm glad my mom made me do it. - Kriti Sanon

6. I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it's Indian or it's Western. - A. R. Rahman

7. Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music. - Tony Blair

8. Classical dance forms and music are slowly going away. It is very important to impart these to children. - Hema Malini.

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