So I want to come back here [to Israel] to see the places that I read about every day. It’s very important to my faith to feed [my] spirit in Israel.
BOBBY MCFERRINOne song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece.
More Bobby McFerrin Quotes
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I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing.
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When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.
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Musicians are the architects of heaven.
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Don’t just play the licks you know. We’re all improvising all the time – it’s good to recognize that and embrace it.
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When you worry your face will frown, that will bring everybody down, so don’t worry BE HAPPY!:)
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Music is still part of my spiritual life. Sometimes I sing my prayers. When I get audiences singing, I hope I’m helping them feel connected to something beyond themselves.
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Here’s a little song I wrote You might want to sing it note for note Don’t worry, be happy In every life we have some trouble But when you worry you make it double Don’t worry, be happy Don’t worry, be happy now
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You can try a new way of singing a song you’ve performed for years, a new way of showing your family your love for them, or a new recipe.
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If I have a mission it’s to make everyone who comes to my concerts leave feeling a heightened sense of freedom to play, sing, and enjoy themselves.
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I couldn’t do anything without faith. I couldn’t open up my eyes, I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t sing.
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One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece.
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I’d actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet.
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The audience is like my instrument. It’s not just me up there, it’s collaborative.
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I do a lot of performing, but don’t get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.
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The true musician is to bring light into people’s hearts.
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