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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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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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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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I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
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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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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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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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Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.
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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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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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Continuing to create music and perform is so important to me for many reasons. I love the interaction and connection I get with people when we perform live. Nothing is more rewarding for me.
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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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I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish.
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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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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.
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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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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.
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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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