Top 40 Lindsey Stirling Quotes

I love to perform not only music, but to make performances extremely visual, and create almost a magical fantasy. It’s really an uplifting style of art that combines visuals and music in very dreamlike ways.

I tried to work with a record label; I tried to work with a booking agency, variety shows. I went to Vegas. I just tried everything I could think of, and nothing took. No one thought there was a place for my style and my music; it was just too different.

Every time before I go into the studio, I say a prayer, and I really ask God for inspiration.

A lot of people have told me along the way that my style and the music I do… is unmarketable. But the only reason I’m successful is because I have stayed true to myself.

If I like dubstep and electronic, why don’t I make the violin fit me rather than making myself fit the violin?

I think it’s most important to, rather than just do what everybody else is doing, like tons of selfies, find out what makes you excited. You know, is it taking pictures and doing cool makeup and making yourself look great? If so, wonderful. Is it music? Is it teaching something? Are you great at teaching?

Through my unique style of playing, I want to prove that you don’t have to conform to be accepted. The greatest value comes from loving yourself for who you are.

There is one person that I have learned always sees the beauty in us, and that’s our Savior Jesus Christ.

I was told by so many people that I wouldn’t succeed because I was too different. Ironically, the very reason that people watch my channel and travel thousands of miles to see a show… is because it’s different. God didn’t send us to Earth to just blend in. We are here to share what makes us unique.

As a kid, I was creative and unique, and I’ve had that my whole life.

Sometimes, being different feels a lot like being alone. But with that being said, being true to that and being true to my standards and my way of doing things in my art and my music, everything that has made me feel very different… in the end, it has made me the happiest.

I played the violin my whole life. I wanted to play from the time I was just a little kid, and I’ve always loved dance as well. I wanted to make people smile. I wanted to add an extra energy to my playing and make it visual and make it unique and fun.

I was told at first that being different was a bad thing. Everywhere I went, it was just, ‘You’re too different’… And it turned out that being different was the best thing that ever happened to my career. It is why people travel to my shows. It’s why people want to hear my story and buy my book.

It’s not like I try to be different, but every single person is unique, and every single person has special things to offer, and it’s about embracing it and not being afraid of the fact that maybe you’re different or quirky, but it’s okay to be different, and it can be a wonderful thing.

Violinists’ hands aren’t the prettiest because of our nails and what our hands have to go through.

It is very unnatural to dance while playing the violin. I had to practice so hard to learn how to do it, but now it is part of my expression, and it comes naturally. I have to know a song perfectly before I can even begin to move.

Visualization – it’s been huge for me. Your mind doesn’t know the difference between imagination and reality. You can’t always practice perfectly – my fingers will play a little bit out of tune, or my dance moves might not be as sharp – but in my mind, I can practice perfectly.

I was very unfamiliar with YouTube; I thought it was the place for dog and cat videos.

I’ve always had a fascination with pirates. You know, I’ve written a song completely inspired by I want this to feel like pirates, you know, fighting together, made a music video about it, yada, yada.

I feel like when I’m on stage and when I’m performing – or I think when anybody is developing their talents and sharing it – I think you glow.

I just loved EDM because I felt like it inspired dance and movement.

My favorite thing about the success I’ve found is that I get to share it with my family and the ones that I love.

Everybody has their demons that they face, and I went through a time when I thought it was impossible to love myself.

I never liked feeling like the world needed to have labels on everything, whether it’s people or categories of music. I think everyone should be what they want to be, and you shouldn’t have to look a certain way in order to fit this mold or that mold.

The truth is that several years ago, I suffered from depression. And I remember during this time, I basically fell into this hole where my life became cold, and it became gray, and I lost sight of everything that was important to me.

Coming from a YouTube perspective, a lot of times you kind of limit yourself and think, ‘Oh, artists from the real world wouldn’t want to work with someone who’s made their career on YouTube.’ But more and more, I’m realizing that artists from both sides are learning that we can benefit from each other.

I never would’ve tried YouTube if I hadn’t had so many doors slammed in my face.

I tried so many different musics. I kind of burned out on classical and wanted to make it fun again. I started playing with indie bands and country bands and finally realized electronic music brought my style to life.

I always meditate before every show. I say a prayer with my crew and my band to get in the mode, and I also stretch because it’s a very athletic show. We’ve got to entertain; it’s what we do.

It was Skrillex who got me into dubstep. He made it melodic – not just a bunch of crazy sounds.

As a dancing violinist, there have been a couple of moments where I’m like, ‘Oops! This is an expensive mistake!’

I can remember dancing around living room with my two sisters to the music of Paganini and Mozart. I can still remember my dad combing the newspaper, circling all the free concerts in town, and on the weekends, we would go as a family.

I was struggling with anorexia, and one of the biggest problems with an eating disorder is you don’t realize you have it. And you can’t heal until you realize there’s a problem.

I know that I received so much help from God to become that kind of person that I wanted to be. That’s honestly the message that I think is in a lot of my songs.

It’s really hard to smile when you play. As a performer, if I ever find myself focusing, it’s like, ‘Oh no – orchestra face!’ It’s not attractive at all, so I have to focus on smiling.

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.

Maker is extremely proactive and creative with their talent. They seem to have mastered the difficult task of giving attention to their smaller, growing channels while still being able to add value to their larger established channels – plus, with this partnership, I am one step closer to becoming a Disney princess!

I really feel like sometimes I’ll write these songs, and I’ll just think, ‘You know that couldn’t have come from me alone.’ I believe that God inspires us. I believe that He gives us gifts and talents, and it’s up to us to develop them and choose what we do with them.

I draw inspiration from my life, and, honestly, a lot of my religious beliefs have stemmed into my music.

Online is such an important platform… it’s all one giant melting pot of talents. The times are changing. It’s just art now. You can share your audiences with everyone, and it’s exciting.