It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn't. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is more. - Herbie Hancock 1 Share Now -
You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom. - Herbie Hancock 3 Share Now -
Being vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. - Herbie Hancock 4 Share Now -
In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered. - Herbie Hancock 5 Share Now -
Back in the day for me was a great time in my life - I was in my 20s. Most people refer to their experiences in their twenties as being a highlight in their life. It's a period of time where you often develop your own way, your own sound, your own identity, and that happened with me, when I was with a great teacher - Miles Davis. - Herbie Hancock 7 Share Now -
The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. - Herbie Hancock 8 Share Now -
It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness. - Herbie Hancock 9 Share Now -
