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It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself. (Herbie Hancock)
Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different. View quote
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One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing. View quote
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The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way. View quote
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You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment. View quote
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I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can. View quote
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Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music. View quote
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One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values. View quote
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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose. View quote
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The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique. View quote
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I think I was supposed to play jazz. (Herbie Hancock)
I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures. View quote
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The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas. View quote
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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me. View quote
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. View quote
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It is people's hearts that move the age. View quote
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Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique. View quote
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I just express myself in any way I feel is appropriate at the moment. View quote
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Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person. View quote
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It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz. View quote
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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. (Herbie Hancock)
I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things. View quote
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around. View quote
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal. View quote
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. View quote
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