Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
CARLOS SANTANAI have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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.
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I am here to give voice to the invisible.
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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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You cannot behave appropriately, unless you perceive correctly. Once you perceive you are a beam of Light, that comes from the mind of God, you will carry yourself differently.
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Ever since I was a child I’ve always been very attracted to melodies. Whether I hear Jeff Beck, a choir, an ocean or the wind, there’s always a melody in there.
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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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All music is important if it comes from the heart.
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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears with one chord.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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If you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
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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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Your wrinkles either show that you’re nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you’re always smiling.
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Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America.
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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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When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
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