First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
CARLOS SANTANAI’m laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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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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Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
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Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that ‘s why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I’m just roaming around, vagabonding.
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All music is important if it comes from 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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Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.
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Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, ‘Oh man, this is the stuff.’ It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.
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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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The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold.
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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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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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The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It’s more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.
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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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