“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.” ThinkingKindChanceTakenRightsMovementPureConnectionsSlaveryCivil RightsAfrican AmericanFormalCivil Rights Movement Author:Herbie Hancock
“At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.” KindCertainVisionMusicianJazzClassical MusicTunnelsTunnel Vision Author:Herbie Hancock
“My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement.” FirstsKindWholeCoursesMovementJazzHip HopExcitedHipsErasHopsCategoriesNew EraGrammy Author:Herbie Hancock
“We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.” WorldWantNeedsKindIdeasCultureWaitingPracticeEntityOther Cultures Author:Herbie Hancock
“People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be happening inside of themselves.” PeopleWantLooksKindMayProtectHappeningsPleasantVisible Author:Herbie Hancock
“Being vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. But to allow you to trust not only yourself but trust others means - is what's required to be vulnerable, and to have that kind of trust takes courage.” PeopleIfsFeelsKindMeanHardWallSecureVulnerableAllowingTrust Others Author:Herbie Hancock
“I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.” NeedsWritingKindI CanDonePastOkayRecyclingNew Music Author:Herbie Hancock
“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.” PeopleWayWellsKindArtDifferentCultureCreativitySeriousFunctionAmbassadorsDifferent Cultures Author:Herbie Hancock
“I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and culture. I mean that is what I live. That is what UNESCO is really about; it's all about bringing human beings together with one common goal, which is to move human kind forward.” HumansKindMeanWould BeTogetherMovingCultureGoalHuman BeingsPerfectCommonOrganizationGoodwillAmbassadorsBeing TogetherCommon GoalApoliticalUnesco Author:Herbie Hancock
