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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.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are.
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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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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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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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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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You do good work for a long-enough time, I believed, and you'd get noticed.
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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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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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
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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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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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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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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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While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
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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'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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My father once said, ‘If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don’t have to follow. You don’t have to make a big deal about which way you’re going. Just go. It’s very easy.’
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