Mads Mikkelsen Quotes

Only one of my grandchildren is serious about a musical instrument. The others dabble in it.

I have a theory that there is something abnormal about children who like to practice instruments They are either geniuses or, more often, completely untalented. I certainly did not like to practice, and the teacher who hit me, and the view of the park, did not help to improve my attitude.

I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.

So I suppose that means we can actually play the instruments.

My father always wanted me to play a musical instrument, and I never had that type of skill.

I wound up sticking with violin because it was the strongest current in my life.

I played French horn, and I certainly do miss it. I miss it. I wish I had the time to keep up with it. It's like exercising: You have to keep it up, especially the muscles in your lips to deal with the French horn.

I'm a little musically inclined; I play the clarinet and the saxophone.

Now, guitar was pretty cool. Everybody knew something on the guitar. So I wanted to play guitar, but I told my dad if he wanted me to keep studying something, I'd like to study piano.

My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented!

Not everyone deserves to be a musician, you get lucky enough to be one.

I was obliged to play the piano, like middle-class children are. I didn't start to love it until I was 14.

I have music inside me and I'm very lucky to be able to play music and that's the way that I try to do it.

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing.

Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.

I was the only one in my family to be musically inclined, and my mother loved that. It encouraged my grand aunt to find me a music teacher, because it was quite obvious music was in me.

I used to play the trombone and the trumpet, which I still have, but I haven't picked up for a long time.

I never wanted to be singer. People in my family love music, and I pursued it as a hobby.

It's interesting because neither of my parents play instruments. They both love music, but neither of them are musicians. Somehow, I was drawn to it.

I knew music was for me from an early age.

When I first picked up an instrument, nothing really happened. I played piano when I was a little kid. I hated it so much, I actually don't play piano now.

I think when it came to music, it did feel quite natural because it was something that I was so passionate about.

I wanted a guitar when I was 4 or 5, and I learned how to play guitar by the time I was 6. Just self-taught.

I've played the guitar since I was 12, I've played the piano since I was 15.