“I remember a few years ago I was watching this astronaut from the space shuttle, talking about his experiences in space and talking about what earth looked like to him from above.”

— 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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