Top Ten Jedi Quotes for Violinists
The following comes from my alternate ‘blog at http://www.violinist.com/blog/tajax/
May. 13, 2005 at 9:16 AM (MST)
(Last modified: May. 13, 2005 at 9:17 AM)
With all the excitement about the upcoming Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, my thoughts have been drawn more and more to the similarities between Jedi and Violinists.
Mind you, I’m not a rabid Star Wars fan; I would’t be caught dead in a costume (even though I did buy a working R2D2 robot for the fun of it).
In any case, the similarities between Violinists, Jedi, and Zen Masters is uncanny.
The connection between The Force and Zen has already been discussed elsewhere (e.g., http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jun01/forcetaobutterfly.htm and http://www.exn.ca/starwars/taoism.cfm ) but I don’t know if anyone has expounded on the relationship between Zen and the Violin.
I wonder if there’s a book out there about this? "Zen and the Art of Violin Playing," perhaps?
Anyway, enough rambling. Without further ado, here are my
Top Ten Jedi Quotes for Violinists
10. "Be patient." -Obi-Wan Kenobi
9. "You must unlearn what you have learned." -Yoda
8. "Your insight serves you well." -Obi-Wan Kenobi
7. "Stretch out with your feelings." -Obi-Wan Kenobi
6. "Don’t center on your anxiety… Keep your concentration here and now where it belongs." -Qui-Gon Jinn
5. "Control, control. You must learn control." -Yoda
4. "Let go." -Obi-Wan Kenobi
3. "Quiet your mind." -Qui-Gon Jinn
2. "Concentrate on the moment. Feel. Don’t think. Use your instincts." -Qui-Gon Jinn
…and of course, the piece de resistance…
1. "If you choose the quick and easy path, you will become an agent of evil." -Yoda
Haha. Just kidding! Actually, it’s –
1. "Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
