Top 102 Quotes by Herbie Hancock

About Herbie Hancock

These are some quotes by American author Herbie Hancock Musician, who was born on April 12, 1940.

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.

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.

Herbie Hancock

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

Herbie Hancock

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.

Herbie Hancock

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

Herbie Hancock

Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

Herbie Hancock

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

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

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

Herbie Hancock

When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.

When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends.

Herbie Hancock

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

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.

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.

Herbie Hancock

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