Top 25 Quotes by Herbie Mann

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar.

My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town.

I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first time I think it's really me.

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.

What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire those musicians who I know will play something creative and interesting.