13 Bobby McFerrin Quotes for You to Enjoy

Bobby McFerrin

American Musician

Born: Mar 11, 1950

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The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts. Bobby McFerrin

People Light Musician True Hearts Bring

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

Music Myself Mouth Stage Think Worry Out Responsible About Except Opening Sure Because Making Just Anything

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument. Bobby McFerrin

Color Like Instrument Audience Use Palette

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible. Bobby McFerrin

Me Mind Singing Way Possible Clear Get Want Anything

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

Song Dark Black Sit Jazz Think Bach Nursery Once TV Inside Like Piece House Still Very Begin Quiet Personal May Just Blues Rhyme Next

I have a lot of albums yet to do. Bobby McFerrin

Lot Albums

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music. Bobby McFerrin

Music Good Good Music Write Studio Performing Go Lot Get Chance

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit. Bobby McFerrin

Bit Kid Piano Still Little Little Bit Play Played

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet. Bobby McFerrin

Together School Old Jazz Living Mack High High School Put Since Making Been Years Bands Senior Then Bobby Organist Actually

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

Time Best School College Country Big Band Programs Had California Big Band Left Southern Southern California Which Then

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

Time Myself Birthday Accident Living Francisco Kind Some Give Simply Attending Dropping Well Concerts Hints Conducting Wanted San San Francisco Then Special Present Started

Then I came up with this crazy idea just to walk out on the stage with no band at all and just start singing whatever came to mind. I actually fought the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing. Bobby McFerrin

Crazy Walk Mind Singing Band Whatever Stage Radical Too Out Seemed Almost Idea Supposed Obvious Became Because Doing Came Up Just While Then Fought Actually Start

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