In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.

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Good things happen when you meet strangers.

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Nobody else can make the sound you make.

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Perfection is not very communicative

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I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

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Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.

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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

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I play an instrument that has four strings, and I'm still trying to get it right. What I've tried to do in the process of playing these four strings is to try and understand the people I meet, the stories they have to tell. And then become an advocate for them and their stories through music.

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Each day I move toward that which I do not understand. The result is a continuous accidental learning which constantly shapes my life.

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Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

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