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25 quotes by Bobby McFerrin

Robert Keith "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is an American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner, who is known for his unique vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic...
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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

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I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.

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

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

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I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.

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My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

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My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

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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, and then as a senior in high school I put... →

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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... →

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