Richard Clayderman Quotes

• The piano by its black and white keys always attracted me, my father showed me how to use... and slowly I got into playing.

  Richard Clayderman

  Father, Black And White, Keys

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• I think that you can absolutely enjoy your artistic passion without seeking for the cult of celebrity.

  Richard Clayderman

  Passion, Thinking, Artistic

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• I am rather what we usually call a Pop pianist with my own romantic style.

  Richard Clayderman

  Style, Pops, Pianist

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• I do not remember the most challenging one but I remember that many of the titles I have recorded have been quite challenging for me.

  Richard Clayderman

  Challenges, Titles, Remember

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• I am not what one calls a celebrity.

  Richard Clayderman

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• Internet has considerably changed the rules. Some artists do not try to become celebrities: the internet does the job for them and makes them, slowly, famous.... without them wishing to become celebrated.

  Richard Clayderman

  Jobs, Artist, Wish

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• My father did not bother that I play not a classical music. He always congratulated me for my development in music, I mean in any music but, he hang on to continue training at the Academy of Music... however, I never mentioned to my teachers that I trained myself at weekends in clubs.

  Richard Clayderman

  Teacher, Father, Mean

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• I am rather discreet and shy!

  Richard Clayderman

  Shy, Discreet

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• As an example, there is a Japanese composer / singer whose name is Tanimura [Shinji]: he has composed a song entitled entitled "Kazeno Komoriuta" and I have recorded my piano adaptation of this song and honestly I couldn't expect that it would be so difficult and challenging for me to perform my piano version of this beautiful song.

  Richard Clayderman

  Beautiful, Song, Names

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• A long time ago, I remember having cooperated with Shirley Bassey and I will never forget this moment which I shared with her while playing for and with her.

  Richard Clayderman

  Long, Remember, Never Forget

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• When I was 14-15 years old I was able to earn a little money from time to time but I'm not complaining since, very soon I could provide a normal living. I was discovered also by other musicians and they asked me to work with them. Even in my early age several well-known artists asked for my services both on the stage and in the studio. This experience proved to be very useful, musicians showed me various musical situations and various music experiments.

  Richard Clayderman

  Artist, Years, Musical

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• In fact, among the 1000 titles which I have recorded in the past 35 years, there are less than 10% of classical titles.

  Richard Clayderman

  Past, Years, Titles

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• In fact although I have studied in a Conservatory the classical piano, I do not consider myself a classical pianist.

  Richard Clayderman

  Piano, Facts, Pianist

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• I was born in 1953, in Paris. But soon after my birth my family (I have one sister) moved into a rent apartment in suburbs of Paris named Romainville. That time my parents were freshly married and it was extremely hard to find an apartment in Paris for a young married couple. To say they found a flat in a blocks of houses which was built after the second World War - and this is the place where I spent my childhood.

  Richard Clayderman

  Couple, Block, War

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• Some people know me because of my music and come and see me in my concerts but you very rarely see me or hear me in press or TV or radio magazines.

  Richard Clayderman

  People, Magazines, Radio

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• There is also the guitar player Pat Metheny with whom I'd like to work with: he is so elegant and so emotional when he plays that I am sure that, together, we could make a good team.

  Richard Clayderman

  Team, Player, Emotional

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• Today, Lan Lan is one of my favourite classical pianists.... Years ago I had a great admiration for Arthur Rubinstein but I have no doubt that Franz Liszt and Frederic Chopin were also fantastic piano players - though there is no way to listen to them when they were performing.

  Richard Clayderman

  Player, Years, Piano

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• Years ago, while being in an airport in Australia, I happened to meet with David Helfgott. I knew that he was a bit fond of me and I was personally a fan of him. We were so happy to meet and hug and we had a very warm conversation together. Since that time.... about 20 years ago, I have not meet him again. I think that he is a very good pianist !

  Richard Clayderman

  Thinking, Airports, Years

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• There are many artists I would like to have the honour to cooperate with. To accompany Barbara Streisand or Paul McCartney or Elton John would be a dream for me as I have a lot of admiration for their voice, their talent and their charisma.

  Richard Clayderman

  Dream, Artist, Voice

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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• I would also like to mention pianists like Michel Petrucciani or Chick Сorea for whom I have great admiration in the jazz field.

  Richard Clayderman

  Fields, Jazz, Admiration

  Source: performancereviewed.com

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