Quotes By Herbie Hancock

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

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

In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

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.

The music becomes something that is its own entity.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.

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

Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different.

Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.