Rachel Barton Pine

" It's playing classical artist who has a penchant for heavy metal we caught up but violinist Rachel Barton pine during rehearsals in New York City to talk about her love of music. And what no other living person has been able to do."

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" Classical music captured the heart and soul of Rachel Barton -- when she was just a little girl."

" I studied violin lessons at age three after I -- from middle school aged -- playing filing my church. And they had on the most beautiful long dresses and the music was definitely encourages them I told my mom that I wanna do this to."

" A child prodigy Rachel played with the Chicago Symphony at age ten and then went on to win the -- competition. And -- sequence used a seventeen."

" Back -- something that. Very close to my hard and really reminds me of the true meaning of being a musician. In which is sharing music with people and uplifting their spirits from."

" Great spirit never -- even after a freak accident derailed her career for several years as she was getting off of the train. She got caught in the closing door and was thrown under the wheels losing her left leg. And severely damaging her other yeah. She went on not only to play again but she's become the first living person and woman. To have her own work published as part of the Carl Fisher master collection a huge honor in the classical world."

" Doesn't even seem quite real yet to think that. Now I'll -- can send him virtuoso piece is actually published in the same series. And Chrysler and how they -- from conception can you just need 300 not only will it be thrilled if anybody besides that they. Like that second -- performed some of my compositions that I'm also hoping to. Really set an example for the current generation of young violinists and you know music students that no it's not just until dead guys that did this stuff."

" That people today can do it -- she may be sharing company cage with the greatest violinist to an all time but she also -- searing honesty with her favorite case -- really think -- plants. When I got to jam with those guys is that wasn't meaning to play although involvement that when signs. Up Chris I have them on their rank them in never never never look back. You know I'd be looking radiant and playing the risks and that was a good moment. Moments she said her -- and laced an analyst who --"

" Yes I am a member of eighteen thrash metal band. -- grade and she hasn't you won't really a lot of fun to just get to play really really rallied. But what's actually amazing is that. Medal in classical have a lot of connections from people don't realize many of the great stand with you talking about. Slayer I'm making death you know Metallica all of those guys are very firefight classical music -- listen to a lot of classical music from the musicians. That are in the great metal -- even classically trained. "

" Rachel says you don't have to choose between classical or rock they you can embrace of both John."

" And the message that I really -- instead at my fellow metal heads and my fellow rock Kansas. You know classical music is not just this week he pretty fast that you're hearing dentist's waiting room hotel lobby there on a movie soundtrack. Music. Actually writing content into. No more minute line in the night rally middle -- every."

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" CCD a German duque is available now and Rachel has also set up her own foundation to help struggling musicians. He's giving support as she was helped when she was younger. At the moment the foundation is assisting artist aged ten to thirty. You can also log on -- better TV dot com and click on the links -- to find out more about the foundation and me."