I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
“I don't look at music from the standpoint of being a musician; I look at it from the standpoint of being a… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
When a human being is oppressed, the natural tendency is to feel anger. Jazz is a response to oppression that is not… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in.So, I'm concerned about peace.I'm concerned about man's inhumanity to… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
Jazz is really about the human experience. It’s about the ability of human beings to take the worst of circumstances and struggles… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share Image
You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
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… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
I like to present something that the people haven't seen or haven't heard before. Otherwise they might as well just stay home and play… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
The most valuable things in life are priceless. They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that… — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing. — Herbie Hancock Copy Share
