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I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
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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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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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