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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Represents
Truly
Humanity
Soul
Music
Believe
Really

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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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I don't dwell in the past I don't wallow in old events and emotions. I don't waste time on regret. No use going over and over the details of what already happened.
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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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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
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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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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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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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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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I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
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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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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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