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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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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 try to practice with my life.
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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.
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Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.
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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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Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.
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You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.
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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 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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