Sleep is probably my favorite activity. I wrote this piece out of gratitude that I’m able to sleep well as an offering to people who don’t. Max Richter Read Quote
That childhood passion and involvement and being really submerged in something, that’s the kind of state I’m looking for all the time – and preserving that sense of magical possibility and wonder that children have. I think, for artists, if you can stay connected to that, then you are in a good place. Max Richter Read Quote
I just really try to stay focused on what the material is wanting to do. My basic assumption is that no one will ever listen to it anyway. It’s fidelity to the material. That’s my contract: It’s me and the material. And if it connects with other people, I’m thrilled. Max Richter Read Quote
Often, especially young artists, you feel like you should be doing something. And I think that can be very destructive because creativity is about connecting with the stuff that’s deep inside you and making something out of that. Max Richter Read Quote
In Germany, people feel like they own classical music, that it is somehow theirs. Over there, everyone still learns to play, and the great composers don’t seem alien. Max Richter Read Quote
It’s true that many of the best-known composers were German or Austrian, but we should remember how good the music tradition is in Britain, too, because it has an informality and a fluidity that should really be celebrated. Max Richter Read Quote
You can get away with a lot more in a film or television score. It is contextual. Max Richter Read Quote
All music is just a collision of sounds until you know its internal conventions and understand the nuances. It’s a question of familiarity. Max Richter Read Quote
People have written about ‘Sleep’ as if it were some kind of record attempt, but I could just put repeat marks at the end, and it would be 16 hours. It’s not about that. Max Richter Read Quote
Traditional methods for falling asleep work. Non-taxing, repetitive mental tasks have a lulling effect, and I built those patterns into ‘Sleep’. Max Richter Read Quote
