Joshua Bell "Stop and Hear the Music" by the Washington Post

...continued... Kids don't even look first before they step off a curb at the crosswalk. Adults don't even look before they open the driver's side door on a busy street. I'm outta here...

Not only is this sad, it's a tragedy! People, we are witnessing at this very moment the devaluation of live music right before our very eyes. This video is a clear statement of that. I am a musician and have a harp/flute/cello trio. We played today for a private holiday party. Only two people came over to us during ...continued... We can thank computers, video games, media, etc. for that. We are disconnected from our instincts and intuition. ...continued...

Not only is this sad, it's a tragedy! People, we are witnessing at this very moment the devaluation of live music right before our very eyes. This video is a clear statement of that. I am a musician and have a harp/flute/cello trio. We played today for a private holiday party. Only two people came over to us during THREE hours and commented on the music. Everyone else was disassociated, impersonal, flat and shallow. continued...

There is a right time and place for everything. There is much beauty all around, all the time. And, to appreciate it is a wonderful gift. I also greatly appreciate the beauty and sense of responsibility expressed by all those who were willing to pass by something so wonderful, in order to get to their jobs or classes or whatever committment they had...on time. Thank you one and all.

what if he tried the same when people go back home from work, and not when all of us should be on time?? I would have stopped then, for sure =)

Amen kitty.

I was reading through these comments, and I am a little disappointed. Some of you are criticizing him. It wasn't about "poor Josh" it was about the fact that we need to appreciate beauty, no matter how busy we are. People who are saying that people are "too busy" to take time for a few minutes of beauty are just like the thousands of people who walked right past Bell.

This got my attention!. I will now "stop and hear the music". WOW!!!!

right, but the fact is, his violin is worth 3.5 million dollars, and he is constantly rated the best solo violinist of the 20th century.

uhm... I dont know wha tyou are talking about - DC has the Kennedy Center and continual sold out shows for the National Symphony orchestra...

Please are just too caught up in their routines to listen to one of the best musicians in the world, sadly.... I wish I had been at that metro stop - I would have sat down and listened to him play, no matter what my schedule was.