I was really into the music of Cream after I finished composing the music for ‘BTTB.’ Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
My audiences are generally mixed. Some people like techno, others are into the pop music, and others enjoy my film music. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
In Japan, there has always been a small number of musicians who have been outspoken on social issues, but they tend to be dismissed as radical. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
I’m lucky that I have people listening to my music, waiting to see me in North America. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
The key concept is to open your ears. Music can be here and there, anywhere surrounding you. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
The majority of the people think that noise is not music. I want to accept noise and even errors and glitches. I enjoy them. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
I’m concerned by a deficient technology. In other words, errors or noises. It absorbs me, and I wonder if new cultural currents could emerge from this deficiency. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
Hollywood is a double feeling. Love and hate. With a talented film director, I cannot resist. They are such charming and intelligent people. But each time, it is very difficult to deal with other people. I have to satisfy other people. The director or the producer. Not me. I have to satisfy myself. But then I have to deliver my music. Ryuichi Sakamoto Read Quote
