O.P.N. has always been about reaching for some kind of liminal state in which opposing aesthetic forces become entangled and confused and equal. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I loved Alva Noto’s ‘Xerrox, Vol. 3’ a lot. It might be my favorite of his records. I must admit, I was bummed to see him say he was surprised by how emotional the record came out, as if he was ashamed. But there’s something perfect about that. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I’ve lost so many gigs composing commercial or television music because I can’t repress my inclination to work against conventions. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
Nothing’s ever easy about composing for other people’s projects, but I like it. I’ve been lucky to have worked with adventurous directors who trust me. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I need my ‘art work’ or ‘entertainment work’ or whatever to have empathy for or connection to the way I experience the world as a person. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I definitely strive towards something I think of as a hallucination of music. That’s always been the OPN vibe. I think of it as mostly a felt thing, and a koan of feeling that is shared between me and OPN fans. We know what it is when it gets there. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I really don’t care if anyone thinks I’m special or not, I just want to be able to live my life without thinking about money all the time, or where I’m going to get it. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I’m down for indefinitely chilling as long as I’m not self-aware during it. That seems like it could be torture on some level but a lot of people pray for that so who knows. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
I have a hard time making a linear-idea song, because that’s not the way my thoughts work. Oneohtrix Point Never Read Quote
