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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.

Bobby McFerrin

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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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  Musicians are the architects of heaven.

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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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  This is what I want everyone to experience at the end of my concert… everyone has this sense of rejoicing. I don’t want them to be blown away by what I do,

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  If I sing “you broke my heart, you left me flat,” everyone knows exactly what that means – they know the story. But if I sing a line that’s plaintive or wailing, people can experience their own set of emotions and their own story.

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  Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind.

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  I want them to have this sense of real, real joy from the depths of their being. Because I think when you take them to that place, then you open up a place where grace can come in.

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  The true musician is to bring light into people’s hearts.

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  The audience is like my instrument. It’s not just me up there, it’s collaborative.

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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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  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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  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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  Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion.

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