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NIGEL KENNEDY

Subject:

A Very Nice Album; Tour

Author:

Jonathan Wingate

Photography:

Nigel Kennedy

Q&A,

6006 words

Synopsis:

Whether you love him or loathe him, violinist Nigel Kennedy is an eternal enigma who excites as many people as he annoys. As Keith Richards once observed of Mick Jagger, Nigel Kennedy is 'an interesting bunch of guys.' We settle down to talk in the music room of his North London house.

Quote:

“[Conductors] can be superfluous or even detrimental to proceedings. Since I was about 16, 99 per cent of the time at every concert and every rehearsal, the players hated the conductor, no matter who he was, and they'd be coming up to me and saying: Don't worry, we're not looking at that bastard, we're listening to you.”

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