American - Musician | April 12, 1940 -
In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.
Herbie Hancock
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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.
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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.
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Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.
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But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.
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But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.
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Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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I think I was supposed to play jazz.
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I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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