(Note: People have asked me where these quotes came from... they are from various sources. Some come from the YIN Newsletter, articles, etc., while others were submitted via email from various people.)
"I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving."
As I understand life at different levels, I can use music to express what these levels feel like to me. Hopefully the listener can be transported to this understanding by listening to the music."
"There are as many ways to live life as there are people on the planet."
"I know when an album of mine is going to be useful in people's lives because I know what the emotional content is."
"I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity."
"I don't think we're put on this planet to experience it from nine to five."
"I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don't let anyone talk us out of our truth."
"Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible."
"There's a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it."
"A little bit of fear means you are doing something worth doing--you are stretching...You are going outside your immediate grasp."
"It's really strange, but they speak to me -- the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people's music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul."
"Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other hand, give us access to millions of sounds. When I put the two together, the result is unique,
and it's not only pleasing to the ear, but produces emotional responses that neither of the two can achieve on their own."
"Creativity is an inherent quality of highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts."
"My goal is to connect with people emotionally. I take life's experiences and translate them into music -- music that hopefully creates an impact on the listener."
"I'm an optimist and a survivor, and I put this in my music. It is my intention to share my emotions with the listener but I also want to allow the listener to take this music and make it their own. The only way people can fully relate to it and
enjoy it is when it means something in their life."
"This concert was one of the most exciting events for me personally, since it was the first time I've ever performed live in Greece. To do it in such a magnificent setting with a sold-out audience, made it a once in a lifetime experience and a very emotional event for me." -- In reference to his Live at the Acropolis concert in Greece.
