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While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future.
— Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock
singer-songwriter, bandleader, conductor, jazz musician, keyboardist, actor, pianist, film score composer
1940
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters.
All Quotes by Herbie Hancock
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One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle.
— Herbie Hancock
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It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.
— Herbie Hancock
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You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.
— Herbie Hancock
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It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.
— Herbie Hancock
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When I was six, my best friend's parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was 'Levester' - His name was Levester - I said, 'Levester, can I go play your piano?' So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano.
— Herbie Hancock
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One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle.
— Herbie Hancock
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Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
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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.
— Herbie Hancock