My job in this life is to give people spiritual ecstasy through music. In my concerts people cry, laugh, dance. If they climaxed spiritually, I did my job. I did it decently and honestly.
CARLOS SANTANAThere’s a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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All music is important if it comes from the heart.
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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
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You’ve got to change your evil ways, baby, before I start loving you.
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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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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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You are not realistic unless you believe in miracles!
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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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One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
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Your mind is a magnet. You don’t attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am!
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You’re always cursing, you’re always praying and you’re always making love. It ain’t do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do.
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When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
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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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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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If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment.
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