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Herbie Hancock Quotes

«You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.»
«Well, I was becoming more of a jazz snob, in thinking that jazz was a higher kind of music, and that R&B was, yes, for the body and more commercial.»
«I didn't know much about this new electronic scene. I knew it was going on, but I hadn't really followed it or paid any particular attention to it.»
«One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.»
«Most people think that classical music is a higher form than jazz only because it is from Europe, and we were taught in schools only about Western European history.»
«I was excited about the possibility of going to New York.»
«I'm not telling students not to practice or advising people to limit themselves.»
«You could never tell what was going on with Miles. You'd always leave the session not knowing if they got anything of any value because it was always so different.»
«Aside from that, what was more in our heads when we made the new album is the concept of forging through and exploring new territory and encouraging other musicians to not be afraid to explore new territory.»
«I've had a lot of music in my own head.»