Herbie Hancock

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

— Herbie Hancock

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

— Herbie Hancock

Hip-hop is all over the planet.

— Herbie Hancock

The true artform is being a human being.

— Herbie Hancock

I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour.

— Herbie Hancock

But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.

— Herbie Hancock

It is people's hearts that move the age.

— Herbie Hancock

The music becomes something that is its own entity.

— Herbie Hancock

While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future.

— Herbie Hancock

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

— Herbie Hancock

People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.

— Herbie Hancock

I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being.

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.

— Herbie Hancock

Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.

— Herbie Hancock

I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.

— Herbie Hancock

It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the…

— Herbie Hancock

Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able…

— Herbie Hancock

There's so much spontaneity involved, what do you practice? How do you practice teamwork? How do you practice sharing? How do you…

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence…

— Herbie Hancock

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

I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little…

— Herbie Hancock

I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.

— Herbie Hancock

When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni,…

— Herbie Hancock

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians…

— Herbie Hancock

We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each…

— 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…

— Herbie Hancock

I don't think there are any pure Africans of the African Americans, but the African part of our history was pretty much…

— Herbie Hancock

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the…

— Herbie Hancock

I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's…

— Herbie Hancock

One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear…

— Herbie Hancock

Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only…

— Herbie Hancock

So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.

— Herbie Hancock

When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is.

— Herbie Hancock

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.

— Herbie Hancock

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision,

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

“Life is not about finding your limitations; it's about finding your infinity.”

— Herbie Hancock

You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.

— Herbie Hancock

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

— Herbie Hancock