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Danh ngôn của Herbie Hancock (Sứ mệnh: 3)

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.
It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.
Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose.
You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.
It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.
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.
When I was six, my best friend's parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was 'Levester' - His name was Levester - I said, 'Levester, can I go play your piano?' So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano.
I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.
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.
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.
We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.