What Joshua Roman has said about Vulnerability
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 11, 2026
Joshua Roman, American cellist, composer, and TED speaker, former principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, has been quoted on Vulnerability once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on September 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Roman argues that trying to be a perfect empty vessel for music made him a lesser musician because he left himself out of it.
“I wasn't even really doing that as well as I could because I wasn't letting myself be a part of the equation”
TED Radio Hour: What this musician’s identity crisis teaches us about navigating change (Sep 11, 2026) · Listen from 26:24
Episodes
What this musician’s identity crisis teaches us about navigating changeTED Radio Hour · Sep 11, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with cellist Joshua Roman about how long COVID upended his lifelong devotion to the cello, his faith, and his debut album Immunity.
Others on Vulnerability
- Manoush Zomorodi · 1 quote
- Vanessa Van Edwards · 1 quote
Joshua Roman on other topics
- Musical practice · 4 quotes
- Long COVID · 3 quotes
- Identity crisis · 2 quotes
- Cello · 2 quotes
- Immunity (Joshua Roman album) · 1 quote
- Christianity · 1 quote