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. – Bobby McFerrin
I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful. – Bobby McFerrin
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as childrens stories. – Bobby McFerrin
If I can bring joy into the world, if I can get people to stop thinking about their pain for a moment, or the fact the tomorrow morning theyre going to get up and tell their boss off… then Ill be successful. – Bobby McFerrin
Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, lets talk about the patient. The patient doesnt need a war. – Donald Berwick