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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.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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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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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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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 have been fortunate to have a career that has allowed me to travel the world and come in contact with many different cultures and people.
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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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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'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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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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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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If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.
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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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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
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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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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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