The reality is that what yo... by Herbie Mann, an American Musician

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“The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you don't think positively, all the medicine technology in the world is not going to work.”

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Herbie Mann

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Name: Herbie Mann

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 16, 1930

Date of Death: Jun 1, 2003

Profession: Musician

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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.

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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.

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One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you.

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My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town.

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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.

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