I consider music like a mirage in the desert. You're obsessed with the ideal piece of music, and the more you think you're getting closer, it's not there.
Jean Michel JarreRead
With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Electronic music allows for creative freedom beyond traditional venues, inspiring performances in outdoor settings.
Jean Michel Jarre expresses how electronic music transcends the limitations of conventional concert venues, like concert halls, and encourages artistic innovation by taking performances into open spaces. This reflects a broader opportunity for creativity and connection with nature, as well as the audience.
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Electronic MusicPerformanceCreativityOutdoorsArtistic Freedom
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a panel discussion on the evolution of music performances.
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I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist vision - a Ravel/Debussy approach.
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The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people put microphones on them and recorded them. But for electronic music, the opposite was true - they're designed in laboratories, and later, we tried to put them on stage.
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