Yanni Quotes & Sayings

“A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.”

“I don't like to define my music. To me, music is pure emotion. It's language that can communicate certain emotions and the rhythms cuts across genders, cultures and nationalities. All you need to do is close your eyes and feel those emotions.”

“Creativity is an inherent human quality of the highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts.”

“Truth is the number one element in whatever you do with music.”

“New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is neither jazz, classical, pop or rock. They didn't know what to call it or what to do with it. So they threw it all together under this one name.”

“You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.”

“I just would use any instrument known to man in any combination as long as it describes an emotion.”

“When it comes down to music, I have no balance. I am 100 percent. It is like full throttle. Five hundred miles an hour.”

“I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.”

“If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.”