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
writing voice use
While most of the music I write is instrumental, I love to use the human voice as another instrument.
people soul strange
It’s really strange, but they speak to me — the notes and the chords. So when I hear other people’s music, I can feel the composer. Whoever created that, I can see in their soul.
grateful artist careers
The live concerts are everything and I’m very grateful that most of my career, I’m a live artist, I’ve been doing this. So I’ve traveled quite a lot, played in - I never stopped playing.
giving-up giving rooms
You have to give up some of the old so that you can make room for the new.
unique emotional hands
Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other hand, give us access to millions of sounds. When I put the two together, the result is unique, and it’s not only pleasing to the ear, but produces emotional responses that neither of the two can achieve on their own.
total
And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.
spiritual hurt stress
Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better.
dream giving-up fall
Focused will is incredible. If you have a dream and you don’t give up no matter what obstacles come up, then life’s problems will fall away and you will get what you want. It happens. It works.
writing frustration waiting
I tend to avoid writing music about initial reactions to situations, like frustration or anger. I’d rather wait till I go through the problem, and write about the learning that took place.
kindness creativity compassion
The greatest things in life - truth, creativity, imagination, love, kindness, compassion -are already inside us, and they're all free.
trying life-is-precious problem
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.
love powerful lifetime
Of all the forces that are exerted on us over our lifetime, at least for me, love has been the most powerful of all.
pain father years
My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
passion needs talent
All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent.