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 SANTANAThere’s never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same.
More Carlos Santana Quotes
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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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I would invite all Latin people to do nothing for about two weeks so you can see who really, really is running the economy I am here to give voice to the invisible.
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I am here to give voice to the invisible.
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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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There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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The concept is to weave in some emotion.
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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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Surrender your whole being to a note, and gravity disappears with one chord.
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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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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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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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All music is important if it comes from the heart.
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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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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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