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There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz.
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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
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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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Jazz has been the voice of freedom for so many countries over the past half century.
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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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You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.
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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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People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.
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My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor.
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The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.
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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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I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it.
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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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I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.
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I try to practice with my life.
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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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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So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.
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