Quotes by Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin

American jazz vocalist

Lived from: 1950 -

Category: Music

Born: 11 march 1950

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  • But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.
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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.
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  • If I can delay that [pain] for a moment and bring a little joy... and help them to see things a little differently, then I'll be successful.
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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.
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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 about the music. I kind of do that.
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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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  • 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.
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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.
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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 the idea for a while because it seemed almost too radical, but it became obvious what I was supposed to be doing.
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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.
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  • Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet I played the flute in college orchestra - besides singing in the college chorus and things like that.
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  • 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.
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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.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bobby McFerrin?

The two most famous quotes from Bobby McFerrin are:

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

When did Bobby McFerrin live?

Bobby McFerrin is still alive and was born in 1950.