Carlos Santana quotes - page 2

I have been accused of being a very simplistic, very lyrical player, and that's okay. That just comes from the blues, which is my background. But every day you wake up and transcend. You can't ever rest on your laurels. (Carlos Santana)
I knuckle down with my demons, and with my weaknesses. View quote
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When a baby comes you can smell two things: the smell of flesh, which smells like chicken soup, and the smell of lilies, the flower of another garden, the spiritual garden. View quote
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I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me. View quote
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When you fly to New York, sometimes they put you on hold and you just go round and around in a holding pattern. Sometimes in a concert, I feel other spirits in a holding pattern that they want to land through my heart and through my fingers. View quote
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No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real. View quote
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Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are. And I love who I am! View quote
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Your wrinkles either show that you're nasty, cranky, and senile, or that you're always smiling. View quote
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I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility. View quote
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KISS is Las Vegas entertainment. A musician doesn't need the mask. View quote
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The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It's more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero. (Carlos Santana)
The best part of touring, still, is touching people's hearts and igniting my band and igniting the people into what you call a spiritual revelation is sound and emotion. View quote
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If our history can challenge the next wave of musicians to keep moving and changing, to keep spiritually hungry and horny, that's what it's all about. View quote
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A lot of people said to me, 'Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!' View quote
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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do. View quote
Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana

Occupation: Mexican Musician
Born: July 20, 1947
Quotes count: 40
Wikipedia: Carlos Santana

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