Whereas Schaeffer and Henry were working like samplers, their idea was to capture those sounds which couldn't be serially calibrated because they were too complex in character. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
So the ideology was that: use sounds as instruments, as sounds on tape, without the causality. It was no longer a clarinet or a… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
I wanted to play piano, and that slid quickly into writing - it wasn't enough to play other people's notes: I had to write… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
With the piano I'm completely in control of the gestural situation-not that I'm going to play the piece myself, but I know what's difficult,… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
My sisters were going out with artists and poets, and eventually it was the creative world which attracted me. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
I probably went to musique concrete concerts - though not the very first ones - at the beginning of the 50s. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
I think I came across Cecil Taylor a bit later, in 65 or 66. That really impressed me - Cecil Taylor is an amazing… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
When the Domaine Musical started up, I wasn't part of it. They were the major players in contemporary music at that time, braodcasting old… — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
Boulez seemed to me to be a guy who wrote laws. Like a company lawyer. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
I was born in Paris, and I haven't moved, except until now - I live in the suburbs and I hate it. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
Well, first I studied piano. I wasn't very satisfied because I though my teachers were dumb... and repressive. — Luc Ferrari Copy Share Image
