"Music happens to be an art form that transcends language."

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Source : FaceBook post by Herbie Hancock from Nov 19, 2015

Herbie Hancock

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“I don't really like the autumn. For me it is the beginning of winter and I hate the winter. White, the colour of death.”
“Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts.”
“Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something as trivial as the operating system changed out from under them?”
“We need to get to kids who have no idea what we do. We need to open the doors wide and let them in. There are many undiscovered voices out there - voices that, against all odds, can rise up and enrich this culture and perhaps change the very nature of the marketplace for the better.”
“I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.”
“You see, to me, it doesnt really matter if an elected official has a D or an R behind her name, or his name. I honestly dont give a damn about who belongs to either political party.”
“Kissing making out on the ground Bali Hai Bali Hai Bali Hai!”
“Rules, whether they govern sexual morality or financial probity, regardless of whether they are justifiable or undesirable, always provoke bold recalcitrants to devise clever, defiant ways to breach them.”

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