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Sometimes the knowledge you've been given in school or by an elder - 'this is just the way it is' - keeps you from accomplishing because it traps you in a box in your mind and limits your freedom to deliver.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.
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As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music.
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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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I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.
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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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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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The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be.
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Maybe we didn't have many possessions, but we never went hungry, were cold, or lacked love.
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Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.
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Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.
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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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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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When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
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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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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.
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