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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Talent
Create
Passion
Need
Needs
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In the English language, I can love my car, or my house, or my daughter, or traveling, but in Greek and how I grew up, love is described with different words.
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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
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My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
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We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.
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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.
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Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
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It’s a cliché - but true - that life is not a dress rehearsal. You get to do it once, so do it well.
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I tend to stay up very late at night, so I wake up later in the day. This allows me to be in the middle of my workday when I am onstage at night.
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You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
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