Best Herbie Hancock Quotations
- Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences… Davis
- Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it… All
- Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them.… Average
- 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 head… All
- I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when I'm functioning as… Anymore
- I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond… All
- I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on… Cutting
- I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the… All
- I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little this and that,… Apart
- I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity… Been
- I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want… From
- In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was… Absolutely
- 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 when… Citizen
- 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. My father always… Always Wanted
- My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new… Beginning
- One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear them talking, my… Conversation
- One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African… African
- So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have… Been
- The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because… Best
- We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live… Culture
- You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom. Attain
- The true artform is being a human being. Artform
- It is people's hearts that move the age. Age
- In the world of Art there are no wrong choices. Art
- Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity. Finding
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