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The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
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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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While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
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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 need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
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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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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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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 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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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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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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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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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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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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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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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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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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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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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
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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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