Evelyn Glennie
Evelyn Glennie
Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, DBEis a Scottish virtuoso percussionist. She is announced as one of the two laureates for the Polar Music Prize of 2015...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth19 July 1965
real trying events
Concerts have to be seen as a real event for which the aim is to try and feed everybody.
body hearing ears
Hearing is a form of touch. I could hear less through the ears but more through the body.
challenges way lyrical
Percussion is the most adaptable family of instruments. The biggest challenge is to project percussion in a lyrical way.
beach memories nice
I love out-of-the-way, rugged places. For me, holidays are about the experiences, and the people, and the memories, rather than sitting on a nice beach getting tanned. I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.
people needs assumption
Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.
silence body hearing
Hearing is a form of touch. You feel it through your body, and sometimes it almost hits your face.
years hearing losing
Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that.
echoes brain sound
I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain.
motivation inspiration medicine
Music really is our daily medicine.
thinking choices tolerance
The human body and mind are tremendous forces that are continually amazing scientists and society. Therefore, we have no choice but to keep an open mind as to what the human being can achieve.
musician deaf happens
I'm not a deaf musician. I'm a musician who happens to be deaf.
holiday people looks
Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at that moment. Enjoy not having to look at a watch.