Yiannis Chryssomallis (Yanni) Quotes
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.
Yiannis Chryssomallis
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I turned on VH1 this morning just to get a little warm-up before I came over here, and I think it's just terrific. There's so much great stuff: diverse and wonderful music, good performances, great looking girls, great videos, the whole thing.
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Blondie
Folks have been asking for a place to support the band and get our new 2-song single direct one their phones — so we’ve made the download available on Bandcamp.
Ken Casey
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.
Yiannis Chryssomallis
