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I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.

Herbie Hancock

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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
Actor
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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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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.
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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 to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts.
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Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.
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It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.
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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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It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles that's the key to happiness.
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It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.
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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.
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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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I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.
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I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.
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I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.
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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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In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio it should be the other way around.
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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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