It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz. Herbie Hancock exclusiveinclusivejazz Change image and share on social
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people. Herbie Hancock africanamericandevelop share on social
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 encouragefreedomfunction Change image and share on social
One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing. Herbie Hancock differentlyemphasizejazz Change image and share on social
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. Herbie Hancock conversationexperienceexplain share on social
As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment. Herbie Hancock concernenvironmenthuman Change image and share on social
Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person. Herbie Hancock averagecomfortablecountry Change image and share on social
Take whatever happens and try to make it work. Herbie Hancock makework Change image and share on social
I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since. Herbie Hancock classicalhavejazz Change image and share on social
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. Herbie Hancock dayearearbuds Change image and share on social
