Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffrey Hancock) Quotes
At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.
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At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.
