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.
BOBBY MCFERRINIf I stand there, appreciating the world around me as full of amazing sounds and the possibility of new ones,
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Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults
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I bury my mind in my book, the Bible. Every morning it’s the first thing that I do. I’ve been doing it for years and years.
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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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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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When I was figuring out how to perform solo, I wanted to move back and forth between bass riffs, melody, and harmony, so I often used sounds instead of — or alongside — the words of a song.
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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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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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Here’s a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don’t worry, be happy.
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The voice gets to the soul of a person more than any other instrument. Because it’s the voice. It sings talks, it cries, it laughs, it squeals, it barks, it shouts it whispers, There is no other instrument that can do that. We’re born with it.
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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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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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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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Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion.
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Musicians are the architects of heaven.
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