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Bobby McFerrin quotes

American Musician March 11, 1950

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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 off to college as soon as possible. Bobby McFerrin
Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults. Bobby McFerrin
If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful. Bobby McFerrin
Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints. Bobby McFerrin
Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band programs in the country at the time. Bobby McFerrin
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
Bobby McFerrin quote: "I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the..."
I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music. Bobby McFerrin
I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from TV, or a nursery rhyme or jazz piece. Bobby McFerrin
Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that. Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin quote: "I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a..."
I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful. Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin quote: "My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his..."
My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up. Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin quote: "My biggest musical influences are probably my parents."
My biggest musical influences are probably my parents. Bobby McFerrin
Bobby McFerrin quote: "I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories."
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin
When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't have to worry about anything because I'm not responsible for anything except just opening my mouth and making sure music comes out. Bobby McFerrin
I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras. Bobby McFerrin

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