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Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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