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The music becomes something that is its own entity.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Jazz Pianist
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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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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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.
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In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.
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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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Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis.
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The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassador.
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Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.
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Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.
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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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Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
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I spent five years, at least, working with Miles. Together, we recorded ESP, Nefertiti, Sorcerer -- and I can tell you each of these albums instantly became jazz classics. Hey, we had Wayne Shorter playing tenor sax, Ron [Carter] on bass, Tony Williams played drums. That was great band we had.
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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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Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.
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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor.
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The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.
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In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.
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