A lot of people said to me, ‘Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!’
CARLOS SANTANAThe worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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You’re always cursing, you’re always praying and you’re always making love. It ain’t do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do.
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You cannot behave appropriately, unless you perceive correctly. Once you perceive you are a beam of Light, that comes from the mind of God, you will carry yourself differently.
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Ever since I was a child I’ve always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean or the wind, there’s always a melody in there.
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You meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you’ve been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: ‘Write this down’
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Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.
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Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that ‘s why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I’m just roaming around, vagabonding.
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I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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Music rearranges your molecular structure.
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I have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing.
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When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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You’ve got to change your evil ways, baby, before I start loving you.
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Peace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
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