You know the actor John Garfield? In one movie he walked up to this train station, the ticket booth, and the guy says, 'Yes, where are you going?' And he says, 'I want a ticket to nowhere.' I thought: that's it. The freedom to do that. I want a ticket to nowhere.

With Miles Davis (1964–1970)
When John Coltrane left Miles Davis' band in 1960 to pursue his own group (after previously trying to leave in 1959) Coltrane proposed Wayne Shorter as a replacement but Shorter was unavailable. Shorter worked with Hancock once again in 1997 on the much acclaimed and heralded album 1+1. In his youth Shorter had acquired the nickname "Mr.

His output has earned worldwide recognition critical praise and various commendations including multiple Grammy Awards. " Many of Shorter's compositions have become jazz standards. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.