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You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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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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I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little this and that, and I found out if I dropped one of them, that thing ain't gonna work.
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.
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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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So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.
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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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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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The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.
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The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.
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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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Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
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Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity.
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I try to practice with my life.
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It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.
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I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.
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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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