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The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.
Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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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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Creativity shouldn't be following radio it should be the other way around.
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The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.
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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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You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.
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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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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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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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I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.
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It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles that's the key to happiness.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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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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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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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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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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