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Jazz is about being in the moment.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
Actor
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis.
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My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor.
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I try to practice with my life.
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When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is.
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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
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So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.
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In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.
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I'm very conscious of the idea of trying to each time present something that I haven't presented before. It's a challenge to me to find something new, to find something innovative, but it's also very exciting.
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Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.
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You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.
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People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio it should be the other way around.
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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Technology has developed to a whole other level and theres the scientist part of me that loves that stuff.
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I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
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