Herbie Hancock Quotes
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Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse his life with the rhythm of the times. This is the essence of music.
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Technology has developed to a whole other level and theres the scientist part of me that loves that stuff.
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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 all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.
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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 in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.
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Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.
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Being vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. But to allow you to trust not only yourself but trust others means - is what's required to be vulnerable, and to have that kind of trust takes courage.
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I try to practice with my life.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.
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Music truly is the universal language.
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But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.
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It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change the course of history. You never really know. But the whole thing is to work at the process of being in sync with the universe, so that everything will align at the proper time so that you can deliver that which is your life mission. And that's why we're here as individuals. And then there's our contribution to the collective. It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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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, and I found out if I dropped one of them, that thing ain't gonna work.
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Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.
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I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.
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Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen.
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You don't need the fame to be vital.
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I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.
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So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.
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I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being.
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I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.
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I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and culture. I mean that is what I live. That is what UNESCO is really about; it's all about bringing human beings together with one common goal, which is to move human kind forward.