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The Bourbon King was first ambassador of reason and human happiness. ↗

— Heinrich Mann

#bourbon #first #happiness #human #human happiness

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

— Herbie Mann

#brazilian music #finally #first #first time #i

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

#aware #awareness #cancer #feel #formed

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

— Herbie Mann

#go #his #house #into #music

Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#great #great opportunity #love #music #opportunity

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#ego #enough #focus #i

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#father #mother #romania #russia

Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women have had with breast cancer, that the gay community has had with AIDS, because they're active and they talk about it. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#active #aids #awareness #because #breast cancer

To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#critics #i #jazz #kenny #most

What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire those musicians who I know will play something creative and interesting. ↗

— Herbie Mann

#creative #give #hire #i #interesting