Hilary Hahn Quotes

I hadn't been practicing or playing or anything. But that had been a vital part of my life.

It don't make no difference where I go or what happens, so long as I can play the full nine.

I messed around with the guitar from the age of about eight, but when I hit 13, it was the only thing I wanted from life.

As long as the world keeps spinning, I'll keep riffing.

If this is what you love and music is your passion, it's always ways to get through things and find ways to get around things.

I like to improvise.

There comes a time in a man's life when to get where he has to go - if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I've always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

I'll sing as long as I can because I enjoy doing that. I enjoy the fans and what I do. I love the traveling and the hotels and just seeing the world over and over again.

I feel like I've been fighting in music and creating new ways and new opportunities to make things work even when people thought it wouldn't.

I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven and I was going to make it happen no matter what.

Everyone loves to dance. I've realize that's a part of what I do more and more every day.

I believe in dancing.

Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do.

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid, and I've always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun.

I don't have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It's what's most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history.

You just have to do your art. Nothing can stop you.

At some point in your life, you'll find yourself in a similar position: Surrounded by people who are smarter, faster, who have more experience and more money - and you'll just have to find a way. And you'll have to do it with passion.

Don't let anyone stop you from doing what you are doing, from your dreams and what you want to do.

When I was young, I would try to give the right answers. 'I'm going to try to slide.' But at the end of the day, I finally realized that I am going to do whatever it takes. I'm going to leave everything out there.

It's very important to focus on the music first. That's always number one. But after that, it's extremely important to just have fun with what you're doing.

I've always, always loved dancing.

I started playing guitar when I was nine and just fell in love with that - I've been playing nonstop ever since.