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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese Composer
Born: Jan 17, 1952
Been Me Music People Time You
Related authors: Frederic Chopin Gustav Mahler Hector Berlioz Johann Sebastian Bach Joseph Parry Ludwig van Beethoven Oscar Levant Stephen Sondheim
For me, change doesn't happen on a linear basis; it zig-zags back and forth. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Me Change Back Linear Happen Forth Basis
When I imagine some music in my mind, almost automatically, I imagine the piano keys. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Mind Keys Some Piano Almost Automatically Imagine
I know Brazilian music. I have worked with Brazilians many times. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Know Times Brazilian Brazilian Music Worked Many
Playing jazz in restaurants is too stereotypical. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Jazz Too Restaurants Stereotypical Playing
Japan used to be an animistic society before Shinto imperialism was established. But most of us still have an animistic sense. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Before Sense Society Imperialism Most Still Established Japan Us Used
I'm fascinated by the notion of a perpetual sound: a sound that won't dissipate over time. Essentially, the opposite of a piano, because the notes never fade. I suppose, in literary terms, it would be like a metaphor for eternity. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Time Dissipate Would Would-Be Piano Never Fade Over Suppose Like Terms Because Sound Metaphor Opposite Perpetual Essentially Literary Eternity Notes Notion Fascinated
To record the perfect album. That is my dearest wish. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Wish Record Perfect Dearest Album
I hope to record the perfect album, my masterpiece, before I die. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Hope Before Record Perfect Masterpiece Die Album
As soon as I choose the timbre of an instrument, that dominates how I compose. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Compose Soon Instrument How Choose
I think there's a genuine difference between the real and the virtual in music. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Think Virtual Between Genuine Real Difference
I had never really liked the music by Gabriel Faure, but just by chance, listening to some pieces by him, I got very interested. So I listened to almost everything. All the pieces written by him. I was digging deeper and deeper. I'm not sure I still like his music or not, but it's interesting. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Listening Digging Everything Some Never Had Written Almost Almost Everything Like Liked Pieces Him Sure Got Still His Very Listened Just Gabriel Interested Interesting Really Deeper Chance
I want to capture the mood I have now, post-cancer, in my music. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Mood Want Capture Now
I have a lot of sketches and ideas, but when you don't use them, they get stale. Ryuichi Sakamoto
You Ideas Lot Get Them Sketches Stale Use
When I lived in Japan, I only noticed the bad aspects of the country. I didn't really like Japan then, but when I moved overseas, I was able to appreciate the good side more. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Good Country Side Bad Able More Only Like Overseas Moved Japan Then Really Noticed Aspects Lived Appreciate
People don't buy CDs so much anymore because it's easy to download everything. So, while the record industry is declining, the music is heard a lot more than before. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Buy Music People Before Everything Easy Record More Industry Because Heard Lot Than Anymore While Declining Much Download
Music has become something different from the past, when it was one hundred per cent live. Throughout the twentieth century, it was recorded, and the medium adjusted. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Become Past Live Medium Hundred Adjusted Per Something Recorded Throughout Different Cent Century Twentieth Twentieth Century
I'm not the ambassador of Japan or Japanese culture. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Culture Ambassador Japan Japanese Japanese Culture
For me, Debussy is the door to all 20th-century music. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Me Debussy Door
I love to be anonymous. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Love Anonymous
All the kids at the kindergarten had to play, or at least touch, the piano. It was a good start. Then, after kindergarten, all my friends took piano lessons, so I joined them. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Good Took All My Friends Kids Kindergarten Touch Joined Piano Piano Lessons Had Least Friends After Them Then Lessons Play Start
When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting was so bad. I wrote music to compensate for my bad acting. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Christmas Music First Bad Bad Acting See Lawrence Merry Fell Wrote Because Cuts Acting Rough Floor Compensate
I used to work, like, for 16 hours a day, or sometimes 24 hours. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Work Day Sometimes Like Hours Used
I'm always looking out for interesting people. Ryuichi Sakamoto
People Looking Out Always Interesting Interesting People
Water is not free anymore. Our resources were free at one time, but now they are not. Everything is getting controlled by big corporations. I'm most worried about this. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Time Water Free Big Our Resources Worried Everything Corporations One Time About Most Big Corporations Were Controlled Getting Anymore Now
The key concept is to open your ears. Music can be here and there, anywhere surrounding you. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music You Key Ears Open Concept Surrounding Anywhere Your Here
I'm lucky that I have people listening to my music, waiting to see me in North America. Ryuichi Sakamoto
Music Me Waiting People Listening See North North America America Lucky
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