Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.
Yanni
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Yanni
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
Composer
Pianist
Giannis Chrysomallis
Men
Instrument
Combination
Instruments
Emotion
Known
Use
Long
Would
Describes
More quotes by Yanni
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.
Yanni
I don't dwell in the past I don't wallow in old events and emotions. I don't waste time on regret. No use going over and over the details of what already happened.
Yanni
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.
Yanni
I’ve always lived in the moment.
Yanni
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.
Yanni
If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.
Yanni
Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.
Yanni
We need to learn how to love each other. If we cannot do that, then we need to learn to respect one another. If we can't manage to do that, then we must learn to tolerate each other.
Yanni
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
I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
Yanni
We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another.
Yanni
When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.
Yanni
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.
Yanni
The less you want, the richer you are. The more you need in order to be happy, the more miserable you’ll be.
Yanni
That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
Yanni
The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
Yanni
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.
Yanni
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
Yanni
Music is like creating an emotional painting. The sounds are the colors.
Yanni
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.
Yanni
