As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us. Yo-Yo Ma adaptivebeginheritage share on social
One is that you have to take time, lots of time, to let an idea grow from within. The second is that when you sign on to something, there will be issues of trust, deep trust, the way the members of a string quartet have to trust one another. Yo-Yo Ma deepgrowidea share on social
The thing that I've always been slightly frustrated with, was that the idea of a CD is kind of confined to a material possession that you can put on a shelf. And the idea of music, for me, is always about both the communication and the sharing of content. And so the interactive part is missing. Yo-Yo Ma communicationconfinecontent share on social
I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world. Yo-Yo Ma blesscarefulfeel share on social
I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying their cultures and musical instruments, and I always come away with more questions in my head than can be answered. Yo-Yo Ma answerculturehave share on social
You go through phases. You have to reinvent reasons for playing, and one year's answer might not do for another. Yo-Yo Ma answerphaseplay Change image and share on social
I realized late in life that my twin passions are music and people. Yo-Yo Ma latelifemusic Change image and share on social
You know, you can have someone who's the very best at something, but if there's not that kind of chemistry, collaborating is not going to amount to anything. Yo-Yo Ma amountchemistrycollaborate Change image and share on social
I love grocery shopping when I'm home. That's what makes me feel totally normal. I love both the idea of home as in being with my family and friends, and also the idea of exploration. I think those two are probably my great interests. Yo-Yo Ma explorationfamilyfeel share on social
I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return. Yo-Yo Ma findhomereturn Change image and share on social