Herbie Hancock Quotes

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

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

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

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language. 
Herbie Hancock 

Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference. 
Herbie Hancock 

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing. 
Herbie Hancock 

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

The music becomes something that is its own entity. 
Herbie Hancock 

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness. 
Herbie Hancock 

The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique. 
Herbie Hancock 

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

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

You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom. 
Herbie Hancock 

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment. 
Herbie Hancock