Let's say you have some chicken stock and you're making soup, and out of everything you can taste, some of the things you put in and some of the things you don't. So you start out with an African spice… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way?… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom defined improvising… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women have had with breast cancer, that the gay community… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from. — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and Hungarian. — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer… — Herbie Mann Copy Share Image
