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" And then it dawned on me that even though there was no tradition for straight-ahead jazz on flute, Latin music, African music, Brazilian music, Indian music, all had the flute as a soloist. That's why I started looking into all those sounds. "

Herbie Mann
" Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice. "

Herbie Mann
" Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing. "

Herbie Mann
" Bill Evans was my favorite pianist. I recorded Nirvana with him. He knew how to not to play, when to use space. He was a lyrical pianist. His style was like Debussey and Ravel. "

Herbie Mann
" But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia and crying and all that goes with cancer - that word means to most people ultimate death - I decided to see what I could do to take that negative and use it in a positive way. "

Herbie Mann
" By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together. "

Herbie Mann
" For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style to play if would be Brazilian. "

Herbie Mann
" I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where the kick's coming from. "

Herbie Mann
" I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar. "

Herbie Mann
" I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first time I think it's really me. "

Herbie Mann
" I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very necessary that men be more aware about prostate cancer and their health in general. "

Herbie Mann
" I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years. "

Herbie Mann
" I was too successful. I made too much money. Alternate fringe audiences liked me too much, so obviously that can't be important. "

Herbie Mann
" I've just finished four months of chemotherapy and the chemotherapy worked. I'm officially in remission, which I'm very happy about. "

Herbie Mann
" If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house. "

Herbie Mann
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