Meandering in the spheres . . .

Today is the birthday of Yiannis Hrysomallis (born November 14, 1954), pianist, keyboardist, and composer. In 1969, at age 14, he broke the Greek National record for the men's 50-meter swimming freestyle.

He is is best known as the New Age musician, Yanni. He is self-taught with perfect pitch. He does not read music, but has developed his own form of musical shorthand for composition.

"Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible."
-Yanni

"I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don't let anyone talk us out of our truth."
- Yanni

"I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish."
-Yanni

"You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves."
- Yanni

"Creativity is an inherent quality of highest order. When we create, we become more than the sum of our parts."
- Yanni

"You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new."
- Yanni

"No matter what happens in life, never lose sight of who you are."
- Yanni

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