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
school accomplishment mind
Sometimes the knowledge you've been given in school or by an elder - 'this is just the way it is' - keeps you from accomplishing because it traps you in a box in your mind and limits your freedom to deliver.
people mind earth
There are so many messages and lessons that I have been taught that I would want to share with people. Perhaps one that is very present in my mind now is the concept that we are all living on this one tiny planet that we call Earth. It is very small and is not getting any bigger, but the amount of people living on this planet continues to grow at a rapid rate.
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.
humanity mind capacity
Everything great that has ever happened to humanity has begun as a single thought in someone's mind, and if anyone of us is capable of such a thought, then all of us has the same capacity, capability, because we're all the same.
optimism creative mind
You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.
mind connections very-deep
There’s a very deep connection among human beings. All we have to do is open our minds to it.
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.