I did the first 'Oxygene' on an 8 tracks tape recorder with very few instruments, with no other choice than being minimalist. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
All those ethereal string sounds on 'Oxygene IV' come from the VCS3. It was the first European synthesizer, made in England by… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
When I first heard Kraftwerk, I thought they were an American band singing in German. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
'Oxygene' was one of the first, if not the first, popular electronic music album. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I had no precise plan when I started 'Electronica,' but I think it has been a very positive journey for me. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
My first synthesizer was the VCS3. I got it in Bristol in the late Sixties, long before Pink Floyd used them. I had to… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I collect robots. They're mainly Japanese, American, and especially Russian - small robots, big robots, and old toy robots made between 1910 and the Fifties. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
What is important to me is that the world understand that the problems of the Dead Sea concern not only residents of the region… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
Most of the time, when you are in the studio, you are revealing yourself; you're a bit naked. You can express your weaknesses, your… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
For me, electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I was obsessed with the idea that no two sounds on 'Oxygene' should ever be exactly the same. I wanted a heartbeat feel, something… — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
I just had one occasion in my life when suddenly my private life was everywhere, and that was an accident and beyond my control. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists. — Jean-Michel Jarre Copy Share Image
