5 Quotes & Sayings By Michael Crawford

Michael Crawford is a world-class musician who has played the trombone for over 20 years with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, The London Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also a composer whose works have been performed by many of the world's great orchestras including the Budapest, Vienna and Prague symphonies, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Danish National Symphony Orchestra to name but a few. His music has been broadcast on radio and television in many countries. Michael has composed several film scores including "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975), "Tron" (1982), "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" (1986), "The Birdcage" (1996) and many others Read more

He has also written music for commercials for companies such as Coca-Cola, Tetley Tea and Nissan. He was also musical director for Disney's "Hercules", which premiered at the famous Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Michael has conducted several Hollywood film soundtracks as well as orchestrating musical numbers for many international films including "The Lion King", "The Mummy" and "Beauty & The Beast".

Most recently he was music director for Disney's new animated feature film "UP" (2009).

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Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success, and in some ways it's better to have failure at the beginning of your career, or your life. Michael Crawford
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Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success. Michael Crawford
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I think one of the best words in the English language is 'compassion.' I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference. Michael Crawford
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I'd be totally exhausted by mid-afternoon, and I could barely climb the stairs at home. It was particularly alarming because all my life I'd enjoyed doing all my own stunts in shows, taking on every physical challenge. Yet suddenly, I'd become like a very old man. I knew something was wrong, but I had no idea what. Michael Crawford