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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
Actor
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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
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Chicago
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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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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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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Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.
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I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in jazz, though I didn't really start out that way. I started in classical music, but my formative years were in jazz, and it makes a great foundation.
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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 value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.
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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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Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.
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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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One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear them talking, my mouth was open. They understand each other perfectly, and they make these leaps and jumps because they don't have to explain anything.
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You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.
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People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be happening inside of themselves.
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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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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Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.
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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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I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can.
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In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.
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