Bobby McFerrin

“In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. Don't worry, be happy.”

“The voice is the original instrument.”

“Listening is the key to everything good in music.”

“I'm my own rhythm section.”

“I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you.”

“Music is a spiritual thing. You don't play with music. If you play with music you will die young.”

“I try to get myself into a situation where I'm going to be challenged.”

“For me, the most important thing is the element of surprise.”

“You can't manufacture a career. You can't plot it out.”

“I'm just trying to make the best music I can make.”

“When I sing, I don't have a plan. I just do it.”

“The best way to get a hit is to already have a hit.”

“Music for me has always been a spiritual journey.”

“I think audiences are open to anything. They are not afraid of new things.”

“I was always interested in the sound of the human voice.”

“I can't do anything without my family.”