I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.
Jean Michel JarreRead
For me, electronic music is like cooking: it's a sensual organic activity where you can mix ingredients.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Electronic music is compared to cooking, emphasizing creativity and the blending of elements.
In this quote, Jean Michel Jarre compares the creation of electronic music to the act of cooking, suggesting that both processes are inherently creative and organic. Just as a chef combines different ingredients to create a dish, a music producer blends various sounds and elements to build a composition, highlighting the sensory and experiential nature of both arts.
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Electronic MusicCookingCreativityIngredientsArt
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In a speech about creativity, a speaker might use this quote to illustrate the parallels between different forms of artistic expression.
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I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist vision - a Ravel/Debussy approach.
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Saying that you don't care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don't care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.
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The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people put microphones on them and recorded them. But for electronic music, the opposite was true - they're designed in laboratories, and later, we tried to put them on stage.
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If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.
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