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When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology, and understanding who we are as people in this world, is present in almost every creative thought I have.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Music
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Every
Create
Life
Almost
World
Creative
Cultures
People
Understanding
Psychology
Culture
Reflection
Thought
Experiences
Soul
Relationships

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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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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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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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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.
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There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.
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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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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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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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I’ve always lived in the moment.
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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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I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.
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You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
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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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I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
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It’s like flight, you’re flying… When you’re hitting something that’s turning you on, you get goose bumps. It’s a rush. It’s very exciting and that’s what I’m hoping to do to the audience.
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I tend to stay up very late at night, so I wake up later in the day. This allows me to be in the middle of my workday when I am onstage at night.
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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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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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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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