If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that’s what it’s all about.
CARLOS SANTANAPeople are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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I’m laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.
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Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America.
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People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
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First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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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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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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Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, ‘Oh man, this is the stuff.’ It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.
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The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It’s more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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No one’s better than me. I’m not better than anyone. Whether it’s Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that’s okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can’t ever rest on your laurels.
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