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Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen. (Herbie Hancock)
World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own. View quote
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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. View quote
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So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us. View quote
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Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician when I'm playing music - or writing music, or talking about music. I don't do that 24 hours a day. I'm also a father, a son, a husband, a citizen - I mean, when I go to vote, I'm not thinking of myself as 'a musician.' View quote
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I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others. View quote
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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. View quote
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As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment. View quote
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When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best. View quote
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I'm not special, no more special than anybody else. View quote
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One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people. (Herbie Hancock)
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. View quote
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Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill. View quote
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I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since. View quote
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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. View quote
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See, there were certain rules I'd always used, and people like Trane, they would break those rules. View quote
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I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned. View quote
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I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music. View quote
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I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour. View quote
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When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in. View quote
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The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there. (Herbie Hancock)
People are afraid to spend money now because they don't know how long they're going to be working. View quote
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I don't look at music from the standpoint of being a musician I look at it from the standpoint of being a human being. View quote
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Wisdom corresponds to the future it is philosophy. View quote
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and that's what a master does. View quote
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