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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.
Yanni
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Yanni
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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Giannis Chrysomallis
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.
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All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.
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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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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.
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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.
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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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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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Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.
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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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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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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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The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.
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I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
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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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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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The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.
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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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