Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.
Herbie Hancock

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.
Herbie Hancock

But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.
Herbie Hancock

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

Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.
Herbie Hancock

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.
Herbie Hancock

I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
Herbie Hancock

I think I was supposed to play jazz.
Herbie Hancock

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.
Herbie Hancock

I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
Herbie Hancock


I try to practice with my life.
Herbie Hancock

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

I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.
Herbie Hancock

I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.
Herbie Hancock

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

It is people's hearts that move the age.
Herbie Hancock

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.
Herbie Hancock

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

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

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.
Herbie Hancock