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Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.
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Jazz is about being in the moment.
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Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.
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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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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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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've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.
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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 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 feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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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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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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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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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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The music becomes something that is its own entity.
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
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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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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio it should be the other way around.
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