Yanni

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.

There is no gender to my music. There's no male or female voice, no trite lyrics or poetry. It's much more abstract, so it lives with you longer.

With instrumental music, it is traditionally hard to get exposure.

If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.

I do listen to a lot of music, but I don't listen when I'm writing.

My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform that into a vocal, there was very little adjustment.