I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.
Bobby McFerrinIn every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double. Don't worry. Be happy.
Bobby McFerrinMiles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and he offended people. But, he wasn't there to entertain; he was all about the music. I kind of do that.
Bobby McFerrinWhen we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like theyโre talking to us. When I was figuring out how to perform solo, I wanted to move back and forth between bass riffs, melody, and harmony, so I often used sounds instead of โ or alongside โ the words of a song. I found that if I sang a line using the consonants, vowels, shadings, and inflection we recognize as human language sounds, people responded as if I were talking to them.
Bobby McFerrin