Herbie Hancock Quotes

• You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

  Herbie Hancock

• You can practice to learn a technique, but I’m more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

  Herbie Hancock

• Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

  Herbie Hancock

• It’s not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

  Herbie Hancock

• It’s not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

  Herbie Hancock

• It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.

  Herbie Hancock

• It is people’s hearts that move the age.

  Herbie Hancock

• In the past, there’s always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

  Herbie Hancock

• I’ve been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.

  Herbie Hancock

• I’m always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.

  Herbie Hancock

• I’m always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

  Herbie Hancock

• I try to practice with my life.

  Herbie Hancock

• I try stuff. I synthesize what’s of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.

  Herbie Hancock

• I think there’s a great beauty to having problems. That’s one of the ways we learn.

  Herbie Hancock

• I think I was supposed to play jazz.

  Herbie Hancock

• I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.

  Herbie Hancock

• Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

  Herbie Hancock

• Creativity shouldn’t be following radio; it should be the other way around.

  Herbie Hancock

• Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

  Herbie Hancock

• But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.

  Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock (42)

Birth:	12th April, 1940
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Musician

About

Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an American jazz musician, composer, record producer and actor. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music. His music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. His role in several films include: Round Midnight, Indecent Proposal, Hitters, and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(upcoming 2017). His albums list shown below: Takin' Off, Empyrean Isles, Speak Like a Child, Crossings, Head Hunters, Secrets, Sunlight, The Piano, Magic Windows, Perfect Machine, The New Standard, Possibilities, and The Imagine Project.

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