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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
Actor
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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Jazz
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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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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is.
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Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity.
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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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Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen.
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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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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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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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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
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I've been curious ever since I was a little kid.
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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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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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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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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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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.
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Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.
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