My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
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… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
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.… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar. — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
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… — Bobby McFerrin Copy Share Image
