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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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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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I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.
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So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.
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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
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Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.
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A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He's above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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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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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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Creativity shouldn't be following radio it should be the other way around.
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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I'm very conscious of the idea of trying to each time present something that I haven't presented before. It's a challenge to me to find something new, to find something innovative, but it's also very exciting.
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When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.
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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've been curious ever since I was a little kid.
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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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Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.
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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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The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.
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