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 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.
people important reason
Continuing to create music and perform is so important to me for many reasons. I love the interaction and connection I get with people when we perform live. Nothing is more rewarding for me.
daughter marketing important
Perhaps the most important contribution to me being centered in the midst of this chaos is my daughter, Krystal Ann. I am very lucky because she works with me and is responsible for many aspects of the business on the marketing side of my career. This allows us to travel together and experience life on the road, seeing the world. Having family with me is very important and grounding.
daughter important my-daughter
The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.
thinking love-is important
I think that love is very important and exists in many forms for all of us.
battle important conquer
The most important battle is one to conquer yourself.
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.