Jean-Michel Jarre

I wanted to create a bridge between experimental music and pop.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Emotions are the basics of any art form!

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I studied classical music in the Conservatory of Paris.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

To me, the original VCS3 synthesizer is like a Stradivarius.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I am not someone who is afraid; I am someone who reasons.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Technology is neutral, but it all depends on the way we use it.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I don't necessarily like anniversaries that much.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Peace is neutral, and not very sexy.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Technology does not always rhyme with perfection and reliability. Far from it in reality!

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When I first heard Kraftwerk, I thought they were an American band singing in German.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

This project, 'Electronica,' is about working with people who are a strong source of inspiration to me.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

It's sometimes better to have a father figure to rebel against than nothing, than just a black hole or an absence.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When I did the first 'Oxygene' in the vinyl days, I had a structure in mind divided in 2 parts fitting the…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

From the outside, being an artist seems like a dream life, but there are much darker aspects to it.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When I compose an album, I don't think about how to adapt it on stage.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

People don't realize enough how important and influentical John Carpenter has been in electronic music. He did his soundtracks by himself, using…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Generation after generation, there is this never-ending, contemptuous, condescending attitude to the next generation or the next way of thinking: music, art,…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I think that in any language when you have a real relationship, and there is love and respect between people, infidelity is…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Suddenly, we are putting ourselves as the next dinosaurs. It's rather dark; we have narrowed our dreams. It is time to restore…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When you have a young man, I mean, questioning the power in place for love of his country, not to say 'stop'…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Sometimes, you try something, and it works in terms of success. That doesn't mean you like what is a hit. Sometimes you…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Most of the time, when you are in the studio, you are revealing yourself; you're a bit naked. You can express your…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

What is important to me is that the world understand that the problems of the Dead Sea concern not only residents of…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I was always interested in mixing experimentation with pop music, and Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream - we were all doing it…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The value of streaming platforms is estimated at a few billion dollars, and creators can only afford a pizza without pepperoni at…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

What is very interesting when talking about electronic music is that - I would say that rock and roll is called the…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

With the violin, for example, one understands culturally that the sound comes from the instrument that can be seen. With electronic music,…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My first synthesizer was the VCS3. I got it in Bristol in the late Sixties, long before Pink Floyd used them. I…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

We have lost our vision for the future. Before, we say, 'Nothing will be the same. Cars will fly, and we go…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Music is the backbone of my shows.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Our senses have changed, even though our emotions have not.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

In my opinion, British women are more romantic than French ones.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I'm convinced that the earth is much stronger than us.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I leave everyone to have their own opinions of my music and my influence - or not - on others.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I had no precise plan when I started 'Electronica,' but I think it has been a very positive journey for me.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

As a musician, I have always strived for my albums and live performance to render a sound as close as possible to…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My father and I never really achieved a real relationship. We probably saw each other 20 or 25 times in our lifetime.

— Jean-Michel Jarre