Improvisation is the courage to move from one note to the next.
BOBBY MCFERRINI like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I’m still and quiet inside, I’ll begin. It’s very personal; it has to be.
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I think play and joy and feeling good deserve more of our time. I don’t see why adults are supposed to grow out of those things.
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Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion.
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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.
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Remembering that life can be full of surprises is useful in any part of your life.
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The true musician is to bring light into people’s hearts.
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I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I’m still and quiet inside, I’ll begin. It’s very personal; it has to be.
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Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn’t there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.
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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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If I stand there, appreciating the world around me as full of amazing sounds and the possibility of new ones,
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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 want to write a book of poetry, as well as children’s stories.
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It’s not that I don’t love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send off to college as soon as possible.
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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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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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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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