“I think play and joy and feeling good deserve more of our time. I don't see why adults are supposed to grow out of those things. If I have a mission it's to make everyone who comes to my concerts leave feeling a heightened sense of freedom to play, sing, and enjoy themselves.” IfsThinkingPlayFeelingsJoyGrowsEnjoyAdultsDeserveMissionsFeel GoodOur TimeConcertsDeserve More Author:Bobby McFerrin
“Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special birthday present for my fortieth birthday, and I was living in San Francisco at the time and I started attending some of the concerts and then simply dropping hints.” GivingWellsKindWantedSpecialAccidentsBirthdayConcertsSan FranciscoDroppingHintsAttendingConducting Author:Bobby McFerrin
“This is what I want everyone to experience at the end of my concert... everyone has this sense of rejoicing. I don't want them to be blown away by what I do, I want them to have this sense of real, real joy from the depths of their being. Because I think when you take them to that place, then you open up a place where grace can come in.” ThinkingWantRealEndsJoyGraceDepthConcertsRejoiceBlown AwayReal Joy Author:Bobby McFerrin
“I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and I thought I was done, but then the phone started to ring, and gradually, over time, I started conducting more and more. Now a third of my performances are with orchestras.” DonePerformancesThirdsPhonesRingsConcertsBugsOrchestraConducting Author:Bobby McFerrin
