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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I am an avid runner, mainly on weekends.
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I know I have a responsibility to the fans.
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All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.
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Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.
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I see Libya as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and a sovereign State of the nearly 200 members of the United Nations.
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As long as movies are depressing, life isn't.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I grew up with classical music blasting in my parents' living room and my older brother's practicing saxophone in his room listening to jazz... a beautiful chaos.
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I think all of us begin as writers. I wanted to be a writer from the time I as eight, long before I heard of jazz. The question is, once you have that obsession, what is your subject going to be and you often don't know for some time. It might become fiction, it might be non-fiction, and if it's non-fiction it can go in any number of directions.
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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.
