I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wante…

- Ikue Mori

The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you ca…

- Ikue Mori

Blood and death. That moves me.

- Ikue Mori

I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it.

- Ikue Mori

So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums.

- Ikue Mori

I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds.

- Ikue Mori

Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum.

- Ikue Mori

With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over.

- Ikue Mori

I still think that I'm playing instruments, not just pushing buttons and there it goes. It's interactive and alive with the sound and the manipulatio…

- Ikue Mori