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Famous Herbie Mann Quotes
“The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and Hungarian.”
“Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.”
“Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.”
“Music allows the great opportunity to play with people you love.”
“If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.”
“If you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from.”
“My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.”
“My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.”
“If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial.”