Music isn't about music, it's about life.
Herbie HancockRead
I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on how practicing Buddhism helps one understand their own humanity and the humanity of others.
Herbie Hancock expresses that his four decades of practicing Buddhism have profoundly impacted his journey of self-discovery and compassion. This journey has allowed him to recognize both his own humanity and the humanity of others, suggesting that spiritual practices can foster deeper awareness and empathy in interpersonal relationships.
In practice
During a speech about personal growth, one could use this quote to illustrate the impact of spirituality on understanding oneself.
Music isn't about music, it's about life.
I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in jazz, though I didn't really start out that way. I started in classical music, but my formative years were in jazz, and it makes a great foundation.
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.
I think people have learned that Herbie Hancock can be defined as someone that you won't be able to figure out what he's going to do next. The sky is the limit as far as I'm concerned.
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people.
I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.
I think the most important idea is to remember that there have been times throughout American history where what is right is not the same as what is legal.
Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to everyone.
Speculative markets have always been vulnerable to illusion. But seeing the folly in markets provides no clear advantage in forecasting outcomes, because changes in the force of the illusion are difficult to predict.
Go, speed the stars of Thought On to their shining goals; - The sower scatters broad his seed, The wheat thou strew'st be souls.
When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time.
I have come not to make war on the Italians, but to aid the Italians against Rome.
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