Evelyn Glennie

“The thing about playing percussion is that you can create all these emotions that can be sometimes beautiful, sometimes really ugly, or sometimes sweet, sometimes as big as King Kong and so on. And so there can be a real riot out there, or it can be so refined.”

“There are many collaborations I'd like to explore. One is to co-write a rap concerto with Eminem.”

“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.”

“Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.”

“As we live longer and healthier for longer, we need to keep ourselves busy... the diary is pretty full.”

“My role on the planet is to bring the power of sound.”

“I've kept a diary since I was 11.”

“Society cannot continue to disable themselves through their need to categorize people or make assumptions as to another individual's abilities.”