For instance, I'm always fascinated to see whether, given the kind of fairly known and established form called popular music, whether there is some m….

One often makes music to supplement one's world..

All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to tho….

I believe in singing..

Everything good proceeds from enthusiasm..

You feel as if you're not living a full life. Which, of course, is why - it's my theory about why so many people who are heavily into computers are a….

You don't have to act as if you know what you're doing.

Whenever there's a new music, there's a new way of listening. And whenever there's a new way of listening, there are new musics that follow from that….

The most important thing in a piece of music is to seduce people to the point where they start searching..

Music in itself carries a whole set of messages which are very, very rich and complex, and the words either serve to exclude certain ones or point up….

Set up a situation that presents you with something slightly beyond your reach..

I remember when in the early days of rock'n'roll, when everything sounded totally different, all amazing and blah blah blah blah blah. Now you can pl….

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes..

I think the idea that people walk around to music is very interesting. They are actually creating the soundtrack to their lives as they walk around t….

The computer brings out the worst in some people..

I occasionally meet people and they say, 'Oh, I was born to Discreet Music'... They always have very weird eyes, those people..

When people censor themselves they're just as likely to get rid of the good bits as the bad bits..