Yanni
Yanni
Yiannis Chryssomallis, known professionally as Yanni, is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer who has spent his adult life in the United States...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth14 November 1954
CityKalamata, Greece
believe however recognize truth typical
When you hear 'Truth of Touch,' I believe you recognize that it is me; however it's not the typical Yanni album.
believe important have-faith
Perhaps one of the most important lessons that I continue to have reinforced is to always have faith and believe in yourself. To never lose sight of who you are and to know yourself.
believe mind quality
I believe that having an open mind is one of the most important qualities we can possess. Once our minds close, we stop evolving.
believe i-believe responsible
I believe we're responsible for everything that happens to us.
believe greatness
I truly believe greatness is in all of us. Don’t let anyone talk us out of our truth.
believe humanity soul
I really and truly believe that music represents humanity’s soul.
total
And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.
behind careful concerts environment fit music performance playing surrounds
When you do music concerts at Taj Mahal and the Acropolis, you have to be careful about your performance being appropriate with the place that surrounds you. It has to be appropriate to the culture - it should fit the building behind you, the environment you are playing it in and the culture of that place.
music
It has never been necessary for me to learn how to read music.
music
I do listen to a lot of music, but I don't listen when I'm writing.
athlete emotions grandiose helps involved pain pleasure sports
Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.
based melody music transform
My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.
coming contact head love studio talk time
I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.
hard music
With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.