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When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out.
Bobby McFerrin
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Bobby McFerrin
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: March 11
Beatboxer
Conductor
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Songwriter
Vocalist
Manhattan borough
New York City
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr.
Robert Keith McFerrin
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Robert McFerrin
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I couldn't do anything without faith. I couldn't open up my eyes, I couldn't walk, I couldn't speak, I couldn't sing.
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I bury my mind in my book, the Bible. Every morning it's the first thing that I do. I've been doing it for years and years. So I want to come back here [to Israel] to see the places that I read about every day. It's very important to my faith to feed [my] spirit in Israel.
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My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.
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Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy.
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When you worry your face will frown, that will bring everybody down, so don't worry BE HAPPY!:)
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I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.
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I use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.
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Musicians are the architects of heaven.
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