"My father was a very disciplined singer who……" — Bobby McFerrin
"My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up."
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38 Quotes by Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin has 38 quotes on this site.
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The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative.
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Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth…
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Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children…
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I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear…
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When you worry your face will frown, that will bring everybody down, so don't worry BE HAPPY!:)
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I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old,…
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My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.
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Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew…
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I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside,…
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Sometimes mistakes are the best thing that can happen, because they might lift you...out of your complacency, and open your…
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Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all…
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Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he…
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More Craft Quotes
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has…
— Balthus
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It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he…
— Honore de Balzac
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It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become…
— Dirk Benedict
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A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.
— Dirk Benedict
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As I get into it more, I want to grow as an artist, as an entertainer, and basically perfect my…
— Justin Bieber
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The human heart is as a frail craft on which we wish to reach the stars.
— Giotto di Bondone
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The cooking profession, while it's a noble craft and a noble calling, 'cause you're doing something useful - you're feeding…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first…
— Richard Branson
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Making a book is a craft, like making a clock; it needs more than native wit to be an author.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just…
— Nick Cannon
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I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that…
— John Carpenter
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