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Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in.So, I'm concerned about peace.I'm concerned about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.
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In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.
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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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Jazz is about being in the moment.
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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'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.
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Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human.
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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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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Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen.
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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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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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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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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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I try to practice with my life.
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I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.
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There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz.
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