Herbie Hancock Quotes
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer.
(1940 - )
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Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.
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But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.
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But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.
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Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.
[Creativity]
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.
[Creativity]
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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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I try to practice with my life.
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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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I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.
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I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.
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In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.
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It is people's hearts that move the age.
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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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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.
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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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Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.
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