Bobby McFerrin Quotes
Improvisation means coming to the situation without rigid expectations or preconceptions. The key to improvisation is motion — you keep going forward, fearful or not, living from moment to moment. That’s how life is.
McFerrin, Bobby. "Improvisation." Bobby McFerrin Official Website, bobbymcferrin.com. Accessed 10 Oct. 2023.
He was referring to foreign aid where plans developed by one culture tended not to work will in the recipient culture. He advocated an empirical deployment of the money in a manner consistent with the local cultures and norms. Opponents argue that most third world recipient culture have norms of corruption and inefficiency and taxpayers of donor countries will not long support their money being channeled into the pockets of corrupt leaders.
Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. is an American folk-jazz vocalist. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes.
