“My father once said, 'If the whole world wants to go left and you feel like going right, go right. You don't have to follow. You don't have to make a big deal about which way you're going. Just go. It's very easy.”

— Yanni

Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. Co-author David Rensin

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Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer 1954

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