I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and culture. I mean that is what I live. That is what UNESCO is really about; it's all about bringing human beings together with one common goal, which is to move human kind forward.
Herbie HancockI'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.
Herbie HancockI don't look at music from the standpoint of being a musician; I look at it from the standpoint of being a human being.
Herbie HancockSo much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us.
Herbie HancockI hope to use dialogue and culture as a means of bringing people of various cultures together, and using that as a way to resolve conflict.
Herbie Hancock