When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was and is, and I decided that everything I've done so far is not as important as what I'm going to do now.
Herbie MannAbout author
- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 16, 1930
- Died: June 1, 2003
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