Having earned a life of repose, Herb Alpert still chooses to remain as
busy as he ever was. But these days it’s a personal muse rather than a
personal secretary whom he allows to plan his schedule.
“I’m a creative guy – 80 to 85% on the right side of my brain. I spend
most of my day like that. Today for example I woke up at 6:30, read for
a while, then went into the studio and painted for about a half hour.
Then I played trumpet for a while. I think about music all the time.
I think about painting and about sculpting. That’s what I do.”
Well, that’s not all: there’s good food, and good works. In addition to his
creative outlets, Alpert oversees the Vibrato Grill, a restaurant/jazz
club in Bel Air that opened in 2004, as well as all activities of the Herb
Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica, which he founded in 1982.
