Hilary Hahn Quotes

I asked for a guitar when I was 8 years old for Christmas. I have no idea why. I never had any guitar heroes. I still don't. But there must have been something in me because I've been playing for 30 years.

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

I've spent my life playing music.

People don't understand what music really is. I've been a musician since I was 6 years old. I got my first piano, was playing recitals at 8, 10 I picked up a guitar, 12 I picked up my first Pearl Master drum set. I was an artist before I was an 'artist.'

I started playing the violin when I was 5, but by the time I was 12 or 13, I wasn't really liking it.

I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.

I always loved rock guitar. I just never put it together that that's what I'd end up doing.

I am a frustrated saxophone player. If I could, I would abandon all of my books, and I would trade it all if I could play the way people I admire play.

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

I always wanted to play some kind of instrument - piano, saxophone, whatever. I took it up for a while, then forgot about it because I didn't have the time.

Making music, if you're a real musician, you carry on regardless in this world.

Soccer presented no challenge to me. Playing felt like breathing: I always had a magical connection to the ball. But it didn't feel like an adventure. Music was more of a challenge and, in the end, felt more interesting.

Most people don't even know what a trombone is. It's not that popular as a front instrument... I picked it up and fell in love with it as a kid. It's a difficult instrument, but I like doing things that seem impossible.

The accordion came from just having a desire to play music. Somehow, I have slowly taught myself.

I can't remember when I didn't have an instrument around.

I didn't start playing drums until I was 12, for school band; they didn't have any saxophones left. My step-pops had a kit at the house, and I had never done anything that I understood so quick. It was so natural. It was the most fun and consistent thing in my life.

I made music a priority every single day.

I have done nothing my entire life but play music.

I didn't even learn to play guitar until the movie 'Walk Hard,' which is probably fortunate because maybe I would have pursued it, and that would have been a waste of my time.

The clarinet has always been my baby. I just didn't know that for a while.

Age isn't a barrier to playing the bass, and I've definitely improved over the years, although maybe I'm not as flash as I once was. But looking back, I can't imagine a life without a guitar.

Yeah, my dad bought me a guitar when I was like 10, and I didn't really want it then.

All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music.

I remember when I was little, my mom asked me, 'Would you like to play the violin or the piano?' I looked at that giant monster and said to myself - I am not going to lock myself on that bench the whole day. This is small and lightweight. I can play from standing, sitting or walking.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.