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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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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

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I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. ↗

— Bobby McFerrin

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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

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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

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

— Bobby McFerrin

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When you hear 'Truth of Touch,' I believe you recognize that it is me; however it's not the typical Yanni album. ↗

— Yanni

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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

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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

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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

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