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Herbie Hancock
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: April 12
Actor
Bandleader
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Film Score Composer
Jazz Musician
Jazz Pianist
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Chicago
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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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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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I try to practice with my life.
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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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The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.
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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'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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Jazz is about being in the moment.
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.
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Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.
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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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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.
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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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It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles that's the key to happiness.
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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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The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.
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Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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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 don't think there are any pure Africans of the African Americans, but the African part of our history was pretty much taken away from us during slavery, so the 60s gave us a chance, because of the civil rights movement, to kind of re-examine and make some sort of formal connection to our African-ness.
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