Quotes by Herbie Hancock

“Dont be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. Thats where the joy and the adventure lie.”

“Things like creating in the moment, being in the moment, trusting your instincts, not being afraid to go outside the comfort zone.”

“The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.”

“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.”

“Its not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.”

“Theres so much spontaneity involved, what do you practice? How do you practice teamwork? How do you practice sharing? How do you practice daring? How do you practice being nonjudgmental?”

“Its not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.”

“We live on a planet that now must face, hopefully, a form of globalization inclusive of a vision to make the world a better place for the many -not just a select few -and I believe that the arts are in the forefront of that dream.”

“Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.”

“Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.”

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

“I think I was supposed to play jazz.”

“Buddhism opened me up to seeing things from the standpoint of being a human being - looking at the purpose of action and the effects on life.”

“A couple of years ago, I came up with the idea for a film that I thought could be interesting, and I took it to a couple of people - nobody professional or anything - but I thought it was kind of cool.”

“When I discovered Buddhism, I realized that Buddhism agrees with that. Buddhism adds something, too, which is that your life also never begins. Its eternal.”

“The fact that young hip-hop artists are searching for the jazz roots of their music acknowledges the greatness of roots, helps a person get a sense of being grounded, of being attached, of coming from somewhere.”

“I think theres a great beauty to having problems. Thats one of the ways we learn.”

“Thats one of the reasons for the title of the record, Future 2 Future, because here they are creating kind of a new musical approach, underground approach, but coming out of what used to be underground but what has become popular, which is the whole hip-hop scene.”

“Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.”

“I would be all over the piano, but Miles would play a few notes that would just wipe out all that fancy stuff I was playing.”