Whereas Schaeffer and Henry were working like samplers, their idea was to capture those sounds which couldn’t be serially calibrated because they were too complex in character. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
With the piano I’m completely in control of the gestural situation-not that I’m going to play the piece myself, but I know what’s difficult, what’s impossible. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
Electronic music used pure sounds, completely calibrated. You had to think digitally, as it were, in a way that allowed you to extend serial ideas into other parameters through technology. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
I probably went to musique concrete concerts – though not the very first ones – at the beginning of the 50s. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
I think I came across Cecil Taylor a bit later, in 65 or 66. That really impressed me – Cecil Taylor is an amazing character… Both his music and the way he approaches the instrument are astonishing. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing – it wasn’t enough to play other people’s notes: I had to write notes too. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
I was born in Paris, and I haven’t moved, except until now – I live in the suburbs and I hate it. Luc Ferrari Read Quote
