I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's the best I can do. To just be a puppet for the audience is not very courageous. Just to do whatever they say they want - because a lot of times people will hear something new that they hadn't heard before and get turned on by a new experience and will want to hear more of that.
Herbie HancockThe arts have always served relationships between people of different cultures so well. In a way, the arts function as a very serious kind of ambassador.
Herbie HancockIt's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.
Herbie HancockBeing vulnerable is allowing yourself to trust. That's hard for a lot of people to do. They feel a lot more secure if they kind of put walls around themselves. Then they don't have to trust anybody but themselves. But to allow you to trust not only yourself but trust others means - is what's required to be vulnerable, and to have that kind of trust takes courage.
Herbie Hancock