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I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.

Carlos Santana

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.
CARLOS SANTANA

Beyond Myself Opportunity Roam Time Wake Up
I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.
CARLOS SANTANA

Instrument Music Myself Realization Time
There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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Healing Love Person Save Soul
Some songs are just like tattoos for your brain… you hear them and they’re affixed to you.
CARLOS SANTANA

Brain Song Tattoo Yourself
The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
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Growth Life Worst Yourself
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.
CARLOS SANTANA

Lyrics Player Simplicity Transcendence Wake Up Yourself
If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that’s what it’s all about.
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Challenge History Move Musician Spiritual
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 SANTANA

Cry Honesty Laughter Life Music Myself People Spiritual
Music rearranges your molecular structure.
CARLOS SANTANA

Arrangement Music Structure Yourself
Most people don’t have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims.
CARLOS SANTANA

Bad Break Habit People Talk Victim Willing
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
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Heart Instrument Open Peace Possession Powerful Value Weapon Yourself
Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.
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Man Miracle Music Note Time
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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Father Listening Music Myself Pass Time
Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
CARLOS SANTANA

Drop Illusion Luggage
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.
CARLOS SANTANA

Behavior Carry Correct Different God Light Mindset Yourself
When you are in your heart of hearts, you can see beyond appearances.
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Appearance Beyond Heart Yourself

I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.

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I realised a long time ago that instrumental music speaks a lot more clearly than English, Spanish, Yiddish, Swahili, any other language. Pure melody goes outside time.

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