People are flowers. Music is water. Musicians are the hose.
CARLOS SANTANAI knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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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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If You’re going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town. And if You’re going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don’t be jivin’.
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If you stay in your heart you will always be inspired and if you are inspired you will always be enthusiastic. There is nothing more contagious on this planet as enthusiasm.
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I am becoming the people I love.
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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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When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
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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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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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The guitar is your first wings. It’s assigned and designed to unfold your vision and imagination.
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I think of music as a menu. I can’t eat the same thing every day.
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The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
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Whether you are doing it in the bar, the church, the strip joint, or the Himalayas, the first duty of music is to complement and enhance life.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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