85 Quotes by Bobby McFerrin

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet.

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful.

Remembering that life can be full of surprises is useful in any part of your life. You can try a new way of singing a song you've performed for years, a new way of showing your family your love for them, or a new recipe. Don't just play the licks you know. We're all improvising all the time - it's good to recognize that and embrace it.