“Copying Beethoven” quotes

“The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul. Music is the language of God. We musicians are as close to God as man can be. We hear his voice, we read his lips, we give birth to the children of God, who sing his praise. That's what musicians are.”
Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven

“An artist is someone who has learnt to trust in himself.”
Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven

“Loneliness is my religion.”
Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven

“I'm a very difficult person, but I take comfort in the fact that God made me that way.”

Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven

“God whispers into the ears of some men, but he shouts into mine.”
Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven

“No key. It's common time. It's growing, gaining strength. Then the struggle. Pulled down. Half notes. And then, a voice, a single frail voice emerges, soaring above the sound. The striving continues, moving below the surface. And then, God answers. We're raised up into heaven. Cello remains earthbound, but the other voices soar suspended, for an...” (continue)(continue reading)

Ed Harris - Ludwig van Beethoven