There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
CARLOS SANTANAWhether 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.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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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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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.
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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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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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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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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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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears with one chord.
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You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles!
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I am becoming the people I love.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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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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My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
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