Quotes about herbie (14 Quotes)


    We are honored to be working with Herbie Hancock and the unprecedented array of talented artists he has assembled to create this truly special event album. Following the success of Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company, Possibilities reflects our ongoing commitment to working with innovative artists and labels to create unique projects which we believe our customers will embrace.

    When I work with the youngsters, I try to see them in the way that Wayne Shorter sees me, ... It puts things in order. There is a respect and admiration I feel for people like Wayne or Herbie (Hancock). And there is a respect that people like Kirk (Hammett) feels for me. There is a respect that our children will feel for them also.

    We have always admired the enormous talents of Herbie Hancock, ... When Jack Rovner and I first learned that we might be able to work with Herbie, we immediately jumped at the opportunity. And for the relationship to begin with a project as exciting as Possibilities is more than we could have hoped for. There are very few artists whose contribution to music has been as substantial and original as Herbie Hancock's. It is a great privilege to be undertaking this project with him.

    I think the biggest thing I remember was there are so many animals in this state named Kirby, and if somebody had a cow or a horse, they named it Herbie. I was always second fiddle to Puck, and I loved every minute of it.

    My character forms a great relationship with the car as well, which at first I thought was silly. I thought, 'How am I going to talk to a car' But you know I wanted to bring that relationship to life and people can see how cute Herbie can be. It's like a pet.



    It made for such a powerful impression. Everybody was talking about how this Nirvana tune was on there. But the truth of that matter is that Herbie Hancock put out an album 10 years ago with Nirvana on it.

    In order to run a red light, it takes a vehicle and a person, ... The method they've established in this area deals only with the machine, not the person driving it, unless we're talking about Herbie the Love Bug or My Mother the Car.


    If Miles Davis hadn't died it would have been interesting to do an album with him, but there wasn't much else that would have got me into the studio... although Herbie Hancock has just been in touch about doing something and that would be an interesting combination.




    The play of those two freshmen speaks volumes. We obviously need more help for Terrance he can't carry the load every night. But Jon and Herbie made some big plays. I'm going to have to ask them to be older than their years.



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