Browsing Topic Best Flamenco Quotes

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.

As far as current inspiration, I’m listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.

What beefsteak is to Argentina, flamenco to Spain, cool reserve and self-control in all situations to an Englishman, what vodka is to a Russian and beer to a Bavarian, what money is to a Swiss, that is outdoor-life to an Australian. It is a noble mania, better than vodka, better than cool reserve, better than money.

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire.

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.

If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it

There’s such a wealth of arts and styles within the guitar… flamenco, jazz, rock, blues… you name it, it’s there. In the early days my dream was to fuse all those styles. Now composing has become just as important.

I’d like to get something together – like a Handel, Bach, Muddy waters, flamenco type of thing. If I could get that sound, I’d be happy

I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals.

The flamenco of the Gypsy has nothing to do with the flamenco for tourists. Real flamenco is like sex.

When was about 16 or 17, I was living in Beaumont, Texas and Carlos Montoya came to Lamar College. I went to see him and I didn’t know what flamenco was. But when I saw him play, I was blown away that one man on one instrument could make all that sound. I’d learned a lot, but that made a big impact. I had intuition for it. In about three years I learned most of what I know now.

I love the dancing and the music from Latin cultures. I went to a Flamenco show in Spain once, and it completely took my breath away!

We are a very typical Spanish family – a bullfighter, an actress, a flamenco dancer and singer!