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 SANTANAIf 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 SANTANAPeace has never come from dropping bombs. Real peace comes from enlightenment and educating people to behave more in a divine manner.
CARLOS SANTANAIf you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
CARLOS SANTANASome songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
CARLOS SANTANAA lot of people said to me, ‘Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!’
CARLOS SANTANAYou 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.
CARLOS SANTANAFirst of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
CARLOS SANTANAIf you stay in your heart you will always be inspired and if you are inspired you will always be enthusiastic. There is nothing more contagious on this planet as enthusiasm.
CARLOS SANTANABlues 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.
CARLOS SANTANAThere’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
CARLOS SANTANAThe best part of touring, still, is touching people’s hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion.
CARLOS SANTANAThe Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
CARLOS SANTANAIf you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
CARLOS SANTANAWhen you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
CARLOS SANTANAThe people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
CARLOS SANTANAMusic rearranges your molecular structure.
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