Herbie Hancock

My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded.…

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

— Herbie Hancock

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.

— 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

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

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.

— Herbie Hancock

“I wonder where she came from, I wonder where she's gotta go. Who's to say she's single and who's to say she's…

— 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

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

— Herbie Hancock

I think people have learned that Herbie Hancock can be defined as someone that you won't be able to figure out what…

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

You can expand, repeat, even change keys and do other things electronically to give certain elements and phrases more cohesiveness.

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I…

— Herbie Hancock

I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing…

— Herbie Hancock

The arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very…

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

If you're not judging what happens, then you're trusting what others are doing, what you're playing, and trusting what you're playing.And it…

— Herbie Hancock

When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.

— Herbie Hancock

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open…

— Herbie Hancock

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and…

— Herbie Hancock

Sometimes you have to create a vision, a path for a vision. It may not be apparent, and you may have to…

— Herbie Hancock

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

— Herbie Hancock

One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of…

— Herbie Hancock