All music is important if it comes from the heart.
CARLOS SANTANAWhen my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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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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I know I’m not the kind of person who’s gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock ‘n’ roll artists. They just play their hits and that’s it. That doesn’t appeal to me.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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No one’s better than me. I’m not better than anyone. Whether it’s Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
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There is more value in placing a flower in a rifle barrel than making war. As Jimi Hendrix used to say, musical notes have more importance than bullets.
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Live up to your convictions. You walk in grace or you walk in fear. You can’t have it both ways.
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When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
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People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
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The best part of touring, still, is touching people’s hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion.
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The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
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I’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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