Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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“The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.”
“It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.”
“Jazz is about being in the moment.”
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“Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.”
“Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.”
“All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note.”
“Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.”
“I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being.”
“I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.”
“I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.”
“I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.”
“I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.”
“I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.”
“In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.”
“It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.”
“It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.”
“Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.”
“One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values.”
“The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.”
“The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.”
“The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.”
“When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.”