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I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

~Bobby Mcferrin

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I have a lot of albums yet to do.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: Albums Lot

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But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: Any Aspect Attention Career Needs Writing

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I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the studio and write good music.

~Bobby Mcferrin

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Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: African African American American Classical Classical Music Contract Father First Grew Home Jazz Metropolitan Music Opera Seriously Sign Though Time Up

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I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: Bit Kid Little Little Bit Piano Play Played Still

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Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet I played the flute in college orchestra - besides singing in the college chorus and things like that.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: After Besides Chorus Clarinet College Flute Grammar Grammar School Like Orchestra Played School Singing Then Things

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I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably 15 or 16 years old, and then as a senior in high school I put together a jazz quintet called The Bobby Mack Jazz Quintet.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: Actually Bands Been Bobby High High School Jazz Living Making Old Put School Senior Since Then Together Years

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Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern California; they had one of the best big band programs in the country at the time.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: Band Best Big Big Band California College Country Had Left Programs School Southern Southern California Then Time Which

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I prepared five songs, I sang them, and he hired me. I started working about a month later at the piano bar.

~Bobby Mcferrin

Topics: About Bar Five He Hired Later Me Month Piano Prepared Sang Songs Started Them Working

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: March 11th, 1950

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