Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing. — Yanni Copy Share Image
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument. — Yanni Copy Share Image
Music is art, and once you become an artist, you need to learn how to accept criticism. — Yanni Copy Share Image
When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles… — Yanni Copy Share Image
Continuing to create music and perform is so important to me for many reasons. I love the interaction and connection I get… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through… — Yanni Copy Share Image
There is no gender to my music. There's no male or female voice, no trite lyrics or poetry. It's much more abstract,… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the… — Yanni Copy Share Image
As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the… — Yanni Copy Share Image
When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and… — Yanni Copy Share Image
It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I… — Yanni Copy Share Image
My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try… — Yanni Copy Share Image
Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life.… — Yanni Copy Share Image
New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I am so happy that I didn't go to school and I didn't have anyone to tell me how to position my… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I dread naming pieces of music because being instrumental, most of the time the songs that I write are instrumental, I want… — Yanni Copy Share Image
My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life’s experiences and translate them into music — music that hopefully creates… — Yanni Copy Share Image
When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with… — Yanni Copy Share Image
When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour. — Yanni Copy Share Image
We need to learn to get along with each other and learn how to help one another. — Yanni Copy Share Image
When I create music, it is a reflection of my soul, my experiences in life and my relationships with other people and cultures. Psychology,… — Yanni Copy Share Image
I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem,… — Yanni Copy Share Image
Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life,… — Yanni Copy Share Image
New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is… — Yanni Copy Share Image
And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me. — Yanni Copy Share Image
Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable… — Yanni Copy Share Image
Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will… — Yanni Copy Share Image
My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform… — Yanni Copy Share Image
The day I left I wondered why you never stopped me. I cried thinking what a waste...but now I thank you...you gave me my… — Yanni Copy Share Image
Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other… — Yanni Copy Share Image
