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...you meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: 'Write this down'

Carlos Santana

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Carlos Santana
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 20
Composer
Jazz Guitarist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Autlán
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
Candle
Sudden
Hear
Satanism
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Incense
Write
Satanic
Writing
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Chanting
Meditate

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Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America.
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No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
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I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.
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Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.
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Everything is a battlefield. If you fight with anger, you are part of the problem. If you fight with joy, you're part of the solution.
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Ever since I was a child I've always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean or the wind, there's always a melody in there.
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I'm laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain... you hear them and they're affixed to you.
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I have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing.
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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears...wi th one chord
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a decision.
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