I had had a classical education prior to that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I played classical as a kid.
A lot of people don't know that my background is completely classical. For a while there, I was all about Moliere and the Greeks and Brecht and Tennessee Williams.
Classical music requires an immense amount of concentration, and I don't know if I would've been that committed to that particular life.
Actually, I've had very little classical training, although I love listening to classical music very much.
I started piano lessons when I was four; I was being classically trained at the Colburn School.
At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
I didn't grow up with classical music. My father was a folk music singer.
Then I took 8 years of French Horn, first jazz, and then classical.
I was born out of classical music.