Richard Hyung-ki Joo Quotes

#1. Aleksey and I have gathered together a bunch of kindred spirits who are also versatile musicians. We have a violinist who eats fire, another who is an acrobat, and a flutist who beats boxes. We hope in years to come to tour the U.S. with our 'League of X-traordinary musicians.'

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#2. Rachmaninov's hands were big. My hands are small. But only hands small.

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#3. There's one point where I play the piano upside down. When I first did that, I hit my head and it really hurt. But people were laughing, so we've kept it in ever since. I probably have severe brain damage.

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#4. We write for those who get the musical jokes. But for those who don't, there is always something else going on. That's why we have such a widespread audience.

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#5. We stand for creativity and pushing boundaries and having fun with one's music.

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#6. We want people to know that classical music is for everyone. A parent or kid might be terrified of this music, but after they come to us, they'll never be scared of classical music again.

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#7. If you look back, Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven were mixing music and humor all the time.

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