I dedicate this post on Locket Raunch (the Blog!) to Bartolomeo Cristofori, inventor of the piano sometime around 1700 - 1720 AD.
The term "piano", in use today, comes from Cristofori's name for his new keyboard instrument, the "pianoforte" which, unlike harpsichord, had keys that responded to "velocity" (how hard you hit them) and would respond with "piano" (soft) or "forte" (loud) sounds.
"The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth."
Andres Segovia
"Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it."
Tom Lehrer
"All I need is a big surfboard and a piano."
Dennis Wilson
"I'm basically a cocktail jazz kind of pianist. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a very good keyboard player. People think I think I'm good. I think I'm a very poor piano player."
Ray Manzarek
[it's not true, Ray!]
"I'm a rompin', stompin', piano playing son of a bitch. A mean son of a bitch. And if I'm going to Hell, I'm going there playing the piano."
Jerry Lee Lewis
"When I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play."
Alicia Keys
"The piano has been drinking -The piano has been drinking, not me."
Tom Waits
"Sing us a song, you’re the piano man - Sing us a song tonight - Well, we’re all in the mood for a melody and you’ve got us feelin’ all right"
Billy Joel
