When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
CARLOS SANTANAWhether 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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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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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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I’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.
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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 more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It’s a decision.
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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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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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There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
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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 have wisdom. I feel love. I live in the present and I try to present a dimension that brings harmony and healing.
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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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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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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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There’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.
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