Piano performances by Condoleezza Rice are better than Hitler's paintings. Votes: 3
Evgeni KostitsynPlay the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit. Votes: 3
Charles BukowskiI've always wanted to smash a guitar over someone's head. You just can't do that with a piano. Votes: 3
Elton JohnSometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano. Votes: 2
Frederic ChopinThose edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano. Votes: 2
Barbara Ann ScottWhen she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano. Votes: 2
Bob HopeSometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano! Votes: 1
Frederic ChopinThe most influential time in my life musically was definitely those piano lessons. Votes: 0
Andrew W.K.I have these big piano-playing hands. I feel like I should be picking potatoes. Votes: 0
Sandra BullockI never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied. Votes: 0
Imogen HeapSchoolwork came easy to me. I learned to play piano effortlessly. I was coasting. Votes: 0
Trent ReznorWith my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice. Votes: 0
Placido DomingoOh yeah, we all write. That's what's great about when you have basics in piano. Votes: 0
Caroline CorrNow, I only play very occasionally, and in fact, more piano than clarinet or sax. Votes: 0
Alan GreenspanOf course, the recorder will never have the repertoire of the piano or the violin. Votes: 0
Michala PetriThe elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow) Votes: 0
Victor BorgeI'm improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least. Votes: 0
Mose AllisonI got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano. Votes: 0
Gary OldmanOnly my loyal Steinway piano endures. Be it beaten or caressed, its gorgeous tone remains. Votes: 0
Roger WilliamsEliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players. Votes: 0
Gerry MulliganMusic is my passion, singing, performing. I play piano and musical theater is my background. Votes: 0
Janel ParrishMy mother playing the violin and my father and grandfather playing the piano, classical stuff. Votes: 0
Pete SeegerLectures should go from being like the family singing around the piano to high-quality concerts. Votes: 0
Bill GatesI decided that playing piano was a little bit too common, you know what I mean? Votes: 0
Barbara LynnI play piano and drums very poorly and French horn and tuba all equally as bad. Votes: 0
Wynton MarsalisThere, standing at the piano, was the original good time who had been had by all. Votes: 0
Kenneth TynanI'm a big fan of piano-based rock music like Elton John, Ben Folds, and even Queen. Votes: 0
Ian AxelHaving children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist. Votes: 0
Michael LevineI had a very strong interest in music, specifically the piano from a very small age. Votes: 0
Jim ParsonsOne does not play the piano with one's fingers, one plays the piano with one's mind. Votes: 0
Glenn GouldI've been playing since I was 5, but I wouldn't say that I'm serious about the piano. Votes: 0
Kiernan ShipkaMy mom, grandma, great-grandma - we're all named Mary, and we all play piano and sing. Votes: 0
Mary LambertHaving photographs around the house is fine - if they're royal and on the grand piano. Votes: 0
Nicholas HaslamI went straight in. Fade in, one... whatever. He's playing the piano in the radio station. Votes: 0
Ronald HarwoodI have always studied my parts with the orchestral score and not with the piano reduction. Votes: 0
Placido DomingoHope you don't think this is Billy Joel unplugged. I'm a piano player. I'm already unplugged. Votes: 0
Billy JoelHe would much rather hear a piano being demolished by illegal bulldozers than a Mozart concerto Votes: 0
Andy StantonHe would much rather hear a piano being demolished by illegal bulldozers than a Mozart concerto" Votes: 0
Andy StantonComposing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical. Votes: 0
John CageI play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart. Votes: 0
Kiana TomI was a halfway-decent-looking English boy who looked nice in a drawing-room standing by a piano. Votes: 0
Peter LawfordI play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart." Votes: 0
Kiana TomSteinway is the finest piano ever made. Its tone is magnificent and its well-balanced action superb. Votes: 0
Billy TaylorWithout a piano I don't know how to stand, don't know what to do with my hands. Votes: 0
Norah JonesThe same way that some people can play the piano, I can do plots! They just come! Votes: 0
Francine PascalLearn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own. Votes: 0
Dizzy GillespieI've played guitar and piano for a while, so it's really fun to play music on film. Votes: 0
Austin ButlerThe thing that got me through the worst of my teen years was running and the piano. Votes: 0
Deborah ReberMost days, I practice piano in the mornings and I spend the rest of the day painting. Votes: 0
Caio FonsecaThe piano keys are black and white but they sound like a million colors in your mind. Votes: 0
Maria Cristina MenaThe piano is like an orchestra - I'm very fortunate that I chose it as my instrument. Votes: 0
McCoy TynerI played piano back in my elementary school days and I sang a cappella back in college. Votes: 0
Masi OkaI wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track. Votes: 0
Condola RashadI actually grew up playing the piano in the church and was deeply involved in music ministry. Votes: 0
T. D. JakesI started piano lessons when I was four; I was being classically trained at the Colburn School. Votes: 0
Jacqueline EmersonI'm able to sometimes express things even more articulately on the piano than I am with singing. Votes: 0
Harry Connick, Jr.Eric Lewis doesn't play the piano, he devours it. He doesn't play music, he channels the divine. Votes: 0
Mariska HargitayI was up playing violin at seven and translating that information to play guitar, piano at eight. Votes: 0
Ronnie MilsapI love music, singing, and playing piano (though I'm not very good). And I adore musical theater. Votes: 0
Aprilynne PikeCats sleep Anywhere, Any table, Any chair, Top of piano, Window-ledge, In the middle, On the edge. Votes: 0
Eleanor FarjeonWriting is like giving birth to a piano sideways. Anyone who perseveres is either talented or nuts. Votes: 0
Flannery O'ConnorI also went to art school and learned to play a piano there, but I play by ear. Votes: 0
John MayallIf you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song. Votes: 0
Christopher CrossI learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano. Votes: 0
Victor BorgePeople say to me now, Oh, youve given up the piano. How can you? Music is a virus. Votes: 0
Christian McKayFOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano. Votes: 0
Maurice GibbI was a strange, loud little kid who could sit at the piano and kill a Beethoven piece. Votes: 0
Lady GagaThere was a lot of music in our home. Mom played piano in church and gave piano lessons. Votes: 0
Ernie IsleyI saw the film 'Amadeus' from when I was five, which made me want to take piano lessons. Votes: 0
Mark SallingMy mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs. Votes: 0
Joan ArmatradingI started learning the piano at the age of 4 or 5, so I think I already liked music then. Votes: 0
Yoko ShimomuraI love playing the piano. I really want to start taking lessons but need to find the time. Votes: 0
Miranda KerrI had been playing single note instruments and I wanted to hear a guitar played as a piano. Votes: 0
Leo KottkeAnd I've played piano since I was little, so I was originally the piano player in the band. Votes: 0
Caroline CorrFor Ripley I learned to play some songs on the piano, and I never really played them again. Votes: 0
Matt DamonColor is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings. Votes: 0
Wassily KandinskyWe have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active. Votes: 0
Anthony HopkinsThey see me as an ordinary guy, like a construction worker or the guy who delivers your piano Votes: 0
Clark GableWriting this book I am like a man playing the piano with lead balls attached to his knuckles. Votes: 0
Gustave FlaubertI was coerced into taking piano lessons in the early '50s. It was a quite unpleasant experience. Votes: 0
Robert QuineMy dad keeps referring to me playing the piano when he's trying to teach me something in archery. Votes: 0
Miranda LeekA lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs and they play piano. Votes: 0
Fiona ShawMy friendship with the Steinway piano is one of the most important and beautiful things in my life. Votes: 0
Krystian ZimermanAs far as other instrumentalists, I used to love mellow sax players like Paul Desmond. I love piano. Votes: 0
Boz ScaggsI know what my job is: I write the songs, I sing them, I play them on the piano Votes: 0
Fiona AppleI play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun. Votes: 0
Daphne GuinnessPeople say to me now, 'Oh, you've given up the piano.' How can you? Music is a virus. Votes: 0
Christian McKayI didn't want my last chapter to be the guy who sits at the piano and sings love songs. Votes: 0
Richard MarxI very rarely play the piano at home. Deliberately, so that when I do play it, I love it. Votes: 0
Bryan FerryI was in an a cappella group in school, so it particularly helped me keep my piano chops up. Votes: 0
John LegendGive me a guitar, give me a piano, give me a broom and string; I wouldn't get bored anywhere. Votes: 0
Keith RichardsI gave up lots of things I love doing: writing, and business, and playing the piano and so on. Votes: 0
William HagueYeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating. Votes: 0
Warren ZevonIf I stopped writing and being at my piano, I wouldn't know how to live. It's your best friend. Votes: 0
Jessi ColterI guess play piano, you know, because that's the thing I started doing when I was a little kid. Votes: 0
Harry Connick, Jr.In a way, there's nothing wrong with playing the piano, but it's not a huge trauma if you don't. Votes: 0
Matthieu RicardYou think it matters to the kids whether they're learning to play on a Steinway or a normal piano? Votes: 0
Malcolm GladwellI had a little Richard and that black piano, oh that sweet Georgia Peach, and the boy form Tupelo. Votes: 0
Elton JohnWell, we have theatrical parties. It's not me singing. People like to get up and jam on the piano. Votes: 0
Liza MinnelliMy early life was full of music because my sisters played the piano and I started playing at three. Votes: 0
Jeanine TesoriAll of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings. Votes: 0
Martin GoreAlthough I am not stupid, the mathematical side of my brain is like dumb notes upon a damaged piano. Votes: 0
Margot AsquithMy father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. Votes: 0
Kate BushI give them the head, choke them, hit them in the balls.You'rehting, not playing the piano, you know Votes: 0
Fritzie ZivicFigures tell us there are already more people on earth than we need to move even the heaviest piano. Votes: 0
Woody AllenBut when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play. Votes: 0
Alicia KeysI am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano. Votes: 0
Elton JohnI think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano Votes: 0
LionelI think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano. Votes: 0
Lionel HamptonWhen Marty Short and I get together, I sit down at the piano and play the score of 'Godspell.' Votes: 0
Paul ShafferI remember learning how to play 'The Fool On The Hill' on piano when I was in maybe fifth grade. Votes: 0
Britt DanielI play the guitar and the piano and have a group of guys who I play with. They're uber talented. Votes: 0
Ryan EggoldIf I had four fingers growing out of my forehead, I wouldn't try to play the piano with my nose. Votes: 0
Jarod KintzI like writing on piano and a computer, and a lot of 'Plans' came out of samples and vocal lines. Votes: 0
Ben GibbardI play piano (bit of guitar) and I sing and I love to jam and harmonize with other musical people. Votes: 0
Jade HassouneThe piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own. Votes: 0
Bradley JosephMy dad didn't want me to play guitar. He played piano, so I chose that. And I ended up loving it Votes: 0
Gavin DeGrawWhen I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed. Votes: 0
Alicia KeysI took piano lessons when I was like 5 or 6 but that was a long time ago. I stopped when I was 13. Votes: 0
Marion CotillardI played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great. Votes: 0
Joanna NewsomI love the morning time - a cup of coffee and to sit at the piano, that's probably my favorite time. Votes: 0
Sara BareillesI need someone to give me a part where I play the piano so I can learn it. I would love that. Votes: 0
Jude LawI grew up, I was going I want to be Jerry Lee Lewis. Only I can't play piano and sing that good. Votes: 0
Chris IsaakI would be happy at a piano bar, singing. I just want to home in on being the best singer I can be. Votes: 0
Debby BooneEbony and ivory live together in perfect harmony, side by side on my keyboard piano, oh Lord, why don't we? Votes: 3 Paul McCartney
When I was young, I wanted to be a writer or painter. I was always writing stories, and I excelled at drawing. My teachers encouraged my art work. When I was 9 or 10, I began learning piano and started writing music. Votes: 3 Bat for Lashes
I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw. Votes: 3 Rachel Trachtenburg
I actually play piano and violin, but I don't have a passion for it. It didn't make me wake up in the morning wanting to do it, or go to bed thinking about it. Votes: 1 Ellen Hollman
I never had any social life, just played the piano and studied, studied, studied. Votes: 1 Imogen Heap
There's always blood on the carpet when I play Beethoven at the piano. I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do! Votes: 1 Charles Hazlewood
I hope to refine music, study it, try to find some area that I can unlock. I don't quite know how to explain it but it's there. These can't be the only notes in the world, there's got to be other notes some place, in some dimension, between the cracks on the piano keys. Votes: 5 Marvin Gaye
My son's taking drum lessons, and my daughter's taking piano lessons. One day they're going to start a band. Votes: 6 Chris Daughtry
When I was a kid, my parents encouraged me to take many different classes. Piano was one that I really fell in love with. Votes: 3 Noel Fisher
I started playing piano when I was around four; that's my first passion. Votes: 1 Condola Rashad
I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful. I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break. Votes: 1 Elton John
Bud Powell's probably the biggest influence on my piano playing. Votes: 4 Matthew Shipp
Most days, I practice piano in the mornings and I spend the rest of the day painting. Votes: 1 Caio Fonseca
Showing your movie to an audience... it's like your kid doing a piano recital. 'Just let it not fail. Please.' Votes: 3 Rian Johnson
I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano teachers, but started doing musical theater at age nine in Fresno, California, and went to a performing arts high school. That was my life. Votes: 3 Audra McDonald
Vonnegut's earliest novels hint strongly at his familiarity with Wiener's work, The Human Use of Human Beings, especially his first novel, Player Piano (1952), which shows his concern for the social implications of automation, the replacement of human beings with machines. Votes: 4 David Porush
I liken movies to playing a piano: Sometimes you're playing the chords and different notes with unresolved cadences and playing all major chords that are all over the place, and you're enjoying yourself with a great, simple melody. Votes: 3 Jake Gyllenhaal
On television I feel like a man playing piano in a brothel; every now and again he solaces himself by playing 'Abide with Me' in the hope of edifying both the clients and the inmates Votes: 2 Malcolm Muggeridge
I could hear my friends outside playing soccer while I was expected to stay inside practicing the piano. It was like torture! Votes: 3 Ildar Abdrazakov