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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
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I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
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Being happy with less is what makes a great human being, not a big house with marble floors, or everyone knowing who you are.
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Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.
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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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The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.
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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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My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life’s experiences and translate them into music — music that hopefully creates an impact on the listener.
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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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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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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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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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In Greek, we do not use just one word for love. We have many words that are specific to each type of love.
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If you leave yourself open to learning, then you can benefit and enjoy an incredibly rewarding and insightful experience. These experiences are the driving force in my life, and they keep me alive and inspire not only my music but also my everyday life.
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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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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 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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.
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