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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.

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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Life
Connect
People
Creates
Hopefully
Experiences
Impact
Listener
Goal
Listeners
Music
Translate
Take
Emotionally

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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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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 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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I’ve always lived in the moment.
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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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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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The live concerts are everything and I’m very grateful that most of my career, I’m a live artist, I’ve been doing this. So I’ve traveled quite a lot, played in - I never stopped playing.
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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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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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I realize it's possible in ways both large or small to make a difference in someone's life.
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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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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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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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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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Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.
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We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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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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You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.
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