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In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music. (Herbie Hancock)
Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie. View quote
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We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us. View quote
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Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music. View quote
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I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when I'm functioning as a musician, but that's not 24 hours a day. That's really opened me up to even more perspectives because now I look at music, not from the standpoint of being a musician, but from the standpoint of being a human being. View quote
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All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note. View quote
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I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts. View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time. View quote
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One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear them talking, my mouth was open. They understand each other perfectly, and they make these leaps and jumps because they don't have to explain anything. View quote
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Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were. (Herbie Hancock)
We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion. View quote
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Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners. View quote
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Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis. View quote
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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. View quote
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Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time. View quote
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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. View quote
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I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music. View quote
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One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open. View quote
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My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement. View quote
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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. (Herbie Hancock)
I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time. View quote
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I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being. View quote
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Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human. View quote
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Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life. View quote
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