When a baby comes you can smell two things: the smell of flesh, which smells like chicken soup, and the smell of lilies, the flower of another garden, the spiritual garden. Carlos Santana babychickenflesh Change image and share on social
There's never one sunrise the same or one sunset the same. Carlos Santana sunrisesunset Change image and share on social
Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling. Carlos Santana bluebucketgut Change image and share on social
The Devil is like a strainer that separates the mud from the gold. Carlos Santana devilgoldmud Change image and share on social
You can take things that Jimi Hendrix took, from Curtis Mayfield or from Buddy Guy for example, because we are all children of everything, even Picasso. But if you want to stand out, you have to learn to crystallize your existence and create your own fingerprints. Carlos Santana buddychildcreate share on social
I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba. Carlos Santana berlinbringcompassion share on social
Most people don't have that willingness to break bad habits. They have a lot of excuses and they talk like victims. Carlos Santana badbreakexcuse Change image and share on social
I'm laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing. Carlos Santana accountbankexistence Change image and share on social
I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody. Carlos Santana albumconclusiondecide share on social
