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title: "1 Come Stage Quotes By Bobby McFerrin"
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> [I try not to "perform." I try to come on stage and be myself, to sing the way I would in a room by myself, to interact with the audience the way I would relate to them if we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-try-not-to-perform-i-try-to-come-on-stage-and-be-myself-to-sing-the/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

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## More by Bobby McFerrin

> [The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/the-true-musician-is-to-bring-light-into-people-s-hearts/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/well-i-started-conducting-kind-of-by-accident-i-wanted-to-give-myself/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [The voice gets to the soul of a person more than any other instrument. Because it's the voice. It sings talks, it cries, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/the-voice-gets-to-the-soul-of-a-person-more-than-any-other-instrument/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/then-i-left-that-school-and-i-went-to-cerritos-college-which-was-in/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [I have a lot of albums yet to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-have-a-lot-of-albums-yet-to-do/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/the-audience-is-like-my-instrument-it-s-not-just-me-up-there-it-s/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/here-s-a-little-song-i-wrote-you-might-want-to-sing-it-note-for-note/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/when-we-listen-to-improvisational-jazz-or-solo-classical-violinists/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-do-a-lot-of-performing-but-don-t-get-a-chance-to-go-to-the-studio/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [I use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-use-the-audience-as-my-color-palette-my-instrument/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-prepared-five-songs-i-sang-them-and-he-hired-me-i-started-working/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some you want around and some you want to send…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/it-s-not-that-i-don-t-love-the-song-my-songs-are-like-my-children/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/my-biggest-musical-influences-are-probably-my-parents/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [I’m not a scholar or a psychologist, so I don’t really think about why. But I do think about what it means to sing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/i-m-not-a-scholar-or-a-psychologist-so-i-don-t-really-think-about-why/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

> [Remembering that life can be full of surprises is useful in any part of your life. You can try a new way of singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-mcferrin/remembering-that-life-can-be-full-of-surprises-is-useful-in-any-part/)

[Bobby McFerrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-mcferrin/)

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