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Bobby McFerrin Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 11, 1950

Topics

Music Myself Think Worry Mouth Out

I'm a street player, and all of my influences come from bands that I was listening to at the time when I was growing up. I was very impressed with guys like Mitch Mitchell. I liked rock and roll drummers, and I loved rhythm and blues guys like Clyde Stubblefield with James Brown. Man, that band blew me away all of the time.

Joey Kramer

Time Man Me Growing Up Listening

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

John Malkovich

Myself Grateful Learn Fail One Thing

I grew up overseas in Indonesia, and my school had a great art, music, and theatre program.

Angela Kinsey

Music Great Art School Theatre Up

Since I've been writing about things my entire life, I thought, 'Well, that's what I would do as a president is to read and then write and talk about things that are interesting to me.'

Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Life Me Writing Thought Interesting

I love the writing of Walter Tevis and what he views as the possibilities of science rather than science fiction.

Roger Deakins

Love Science Writing Possibilities

I'm the all-around threat. I've got the look; I think I've got the whole package.

Rose Namajunas

Think Look Got Whole Threat Package

I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You can't laugh at everyone else and then not laugh at yourself. You shouldn't be at my show if you can't laugh at yourself.

Russell Peters

Community Racism Yourself People You

I loved to fall down.

Dick Van Dyke

Loved Fall Down

Poets have a sense of place. My place was London, and I sang about it.

Donovan

Place London Sense Poets About Sang

Before I went to a meeting at the 'Harvard Lampoon,' I had no idea that there was even a comedy magazine at Harvard, let alone that you could write comedy potentially for a living.

Colin Jost

Alone Comedy You Meeting Living

I grew up in the age of discount air fare, and for me, the act of joining a culture was a great way about learning about that different culture. So I grew up in the South, and went to college in the North, and found out that I learned about myself as a Southerner by leaving the South and going to the Northeast.

Bruce Feiler

Learning Age Great Myself Culture

I love chocolate. I like milk and dark chocolate, but definitely not white.

Alicia Sacramone

Love Chocolate Dark White Milk Like