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 on birthday
I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a musician was actually very wonderful. Bobby McFerrin on learning
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 they're going to get up and tell their boss off... then I'll be successful. Bobby McFerrin on morning
I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories. Bobby McFerrin on poetry