All Herbie Mann Quotes
- 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… Band
- My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus. Controlled
- But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with cancer - that… All
- 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… Aware
- 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… Active
- 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… Cancer
- 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… All
- I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years. Brooklyn
- 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… Brazilian
- 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… Advantage
- My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania. Came
- If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial. Commercial
- 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… Album
- Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice. Look
- Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing. Bad
- You don't have to live the blues to play the blues. Blues
- Music allows the great opportunity to play with people you love. Allows
- If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house. Better
- If you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from. Coming
- Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love. Allows
- To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G. Basically Kenny
- What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire… Atmosphere
- By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together. Hope
- I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from. Always Say
- I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first time I think it's really me. Brazilian