Yiannis Chryssomallis Quotes
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It has never been necessary for me to learn how to read music.
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When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
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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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You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
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If my music can change someone's mood for the better even a little bit, that's amazing.
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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. And what you do with music and what is the correct way to write it and what is not the correct way to write it.
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There is no gender to my music. There's no male or female voice, no trite lyrics or poetry. It's much more abstract, so it lives with you longer.
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That adage about genius being 5 percent inspiration and 95 perspiration - it's true.
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Nobody could believe in me the way I believed in myself.
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New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is neither jazz, classical, pop or rock. They didn't know what to call it or what to do with it. So they threw it all together under this one name.
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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.
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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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On the plane home I remember thinking that I am who I am because I have faith in myself, and it has always been the possibility of emotionally rewarding the experiences that has encouraged me to gamble on myself; those experiences have made all that I do worthwhile.
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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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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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These changes are part of what keeps me interested and excited. Life won't let me keep coming at it from the same angle.
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I'd decided to take the risk, and either I'd succeed or else.
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When you hear 'Truth of Touch,' I believe you recognize that it is me; however it's not the typical Yanni album.
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My new question was, What do you do when your dreams come true? My answer was: Find new ones.
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I think we have much more to say about what happens to us than most people believe.
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I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.
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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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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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We're all capable if we have faith and passion.