My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement.
From Herbie Hancock
Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.
When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in.
I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts.
I hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.
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.
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.
I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.
The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness.
The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.
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