Herbie Hancock Trying Quotations

I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

I try to practice with my life.

I learned the importance of being nonjudgmental, taking what happens and trying to make it work.That's something you should apply to life.

I'm very conscious of the idea of trying to each time present something that I haven't presented before. It's a challenge to me to find something new, to find something innovative, but it's also very exciting.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision,

I was trying to make something truly collaborative,

At first I sounded like any stiff classical musician, trying to play that stuff.

There's Charlie Parker and there's Miles, there's Trane. I'm none of those guys, so why am I beating myself up trying to find the lost chord all the time?