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Parallels between classical and pop are not new. The whole San Francisco movement of John Cage and Terry Riley went hand in glove with what the Velvet Underground were doing.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Between Cage Classical Doing Francisco Glove Hand John Movement New Parallels Pop San San Francisco Terry Underground Velvet Were Whole

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I'm a bit of a Luddite, really: I don't use email much, as I started drowning in it. So I said 'screw this' and dumped my laptop, though I've begun to re-engage with it.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Begun Bit Drowning Dumped Email Laptop Much Really Said Screw Started Though Use

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I want people to hear really exciting music played by the best, but in a context where they can clap when they want to, chase their toddlers, drink beer, take photos, get lost in the music and generally be themselves. And because a field has no rules, it's the perfect place to create unlikely combinations of musical genres.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Because Beer Best Chase Clap Combinations Context Create Drink Exciting Field Generally Genres Get Hear Lost Music Musical No Rules People Perfect Photos Place Played Really Rules Take Themselves Unlikely Want Where

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I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do!

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Beethoven Fight Hard Hate Piano Playing Soul

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For too long, musicians have been the greatest enemy of music. Their lack of desire to proselytize is a kind of betrayal.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Been Betrayal Desire Enemy Greatest Kind Lack Long Music Musicians Too

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Mozart, Beethoven - how can you not want to share them with everyone and anyone? This stuff is of as great importance as the food we eat and the air we breathe.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Air Anyone Beethoven Breathe Eat Everyone Food Great How Importance Mozart Share Stuff Them Want You

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I abhor the words 'classical music.' Few things satisfy me more than a really good cover version.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Abhor Classical Classical Music Cover Few Few Things Good Me More Music Really Satisfy Than Things Version Words

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Purcell is a composer who had a formative influence on British music - even The Who now cite him as an influence. There's an intense, dirty harmony, but there's a Louis XIV kind of elan and style, too. He had the melancholy DNA of our national folk heritage.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: British Cite Composer Dirty Even Folk Formative Had Harmony He Heritage Him Influence Intense Kind Louis Melancholy Music National Now Our Style The Who Too Who Dna

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Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Every Lens Music Phrase Piece See Story Tell Through Trying Which Who

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Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength.

~Charles Hazlewood

Topics: Among Because Best Compared Diversity Languages London New New York Our Pop Scene Spoken Streets Strength World York

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: November 14th, 1966

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