Herbie Hancock Quotes About Classical Music

Quotes about: Classical Music

• At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

  Herbie Hancock

  Tunnels, Vision, Musician

• 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.

  Herbie Hancock

  Years, Playing Jazz, Jazz

• 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.

  Herbie Hancock

  Artist, Years, Mind

• Fact is that I played piano and performed, as a young kid, a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Don't forget I was only eleven-years-old and to be on the stage at that age had tremendous impact on me. Basically love for classical music and performing as a kid on the big stage probably led toward this decision, which meant that music is going to be my big love but also my profession.

  Herbie Hancock

  Kids, Impact, Years

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