Herbie Mann Quotes
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My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and…
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My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.
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But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with cancer - that…
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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 and…
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Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women have had with breast cancer, that the gay community has…
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When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was and is, and I decided that everything I've done so…
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The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and…
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I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.
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For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style…
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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 organize…
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My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.
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If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial.
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I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted…
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Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.
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Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.
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You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.
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Music allows the great opportunity to play with people you love.
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If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.
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If you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from.
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Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love.
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