I think play and joy and feeling good deserve more of our time. I don't see why adults are supposed to grow out of those things. If I have a mission …

- Bobby Mcferrin

I think we listen to music because we want to be changed. Music is not solely for our entertainment. Music has such tremendous power to bring joy. To…

- Bobby Mcferrin

The voice gets to the soul of a person more than any other instrument. Because it's the voice. It sings talks, it cries, it laughs, it squeals, it ba…

- Bobby Mcferrin

Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion — you keep going forward…

- Bobby Mcferrin

Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy.

- Bobby Mcferrin

Sometimes mistakes are the best thing that can happen, because they might lift you...out of your complacency, and open your mind up to a whole other …

- Bobby Mcferrin

The audience is like my instrument. It's not just me up there, it's collaborative.

- Bobby Mcferrin

Improvisation is the courage to move from one note to the next.

- Bobby Mcferrin

If I can bring joy into the world, then I'll be successful.

- Bobby Mcferrin