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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.

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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
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When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology, and understanding who we are as people in this world, is present in almost every creative thought I have.
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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 am so happy that I didn’t go to school and I didn’t have anyone to tell me how to position my fingers on the piano correctly.
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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
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Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we're all the same.
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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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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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We need to learn how to love each other. If we cannot do that, then we need to learn to respect one another. If we can't manage to do that, then we must learn to tolerate each other.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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My mother loved everyone she came in contact with. She always shared her love and was able to heal those around her with it.
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My father once said, ‘If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don’t have to follow. You don’t have to make a big deal about which way you’re going. Just go. It’s very easy.’
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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.
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I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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Ever since I left Greece more than two decades ago, it has been my dream to return and perform at the Acropolis. This project took more than a year and a half to plan and accomplish, and I would like to thank my band and crew and the scores of people involved in helping my dream become a reality.
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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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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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The studio work that I do allows me to connect with people around the world. You can't perform live for everyone, so having the ability to share my creative vision with others is very important to me as well.
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