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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

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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Chicago
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So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us.
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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.
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It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.
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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
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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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I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.
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The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.
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You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.
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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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We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.
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The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.
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A great teacher is one who realizes that he himself is also a student and whose goal is not dictate the answers, but to stimulate his students' creativity enough so that they go out and find the answers themselves.
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The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.
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