The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It’s more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero.
CARLOS SANTANASome musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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If you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
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One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart.
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The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears with one chord.
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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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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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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It’s not like I’m cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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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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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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Music rearranges your molecular structure.
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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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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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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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The people of Arizona, the people of Atlanta, Georgia, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
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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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