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No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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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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Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.
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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 just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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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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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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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
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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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A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp.
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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
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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 know that our world is going through a very difficult time right now, but I will never lose my faith in humanity, and our incredible ability to overcome just about anything.
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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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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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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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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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I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.
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