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> [People don't realize enough how important and influentical John Carpenter has been in electronic music. He did his soundtracks by himself, using mostly electronic and analog synthesizers. He's a cult figure with DJs these days for good reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/people-don-t-realize-enough-how-important-and-influentical-john/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/jean-michel-jarre-6803_carpenter_people-don-t-realize-enough-how-importan_1823857.png)

## More by Jean-Michel Jarre

> [I had no precise plan when I started 'Electronica,' but I think it has been a very positive journey for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-had-no-precise-plan-when-i-started-electronica-but-i-think-it-has/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/my-first-synthesizer-was-the-vcs3-i-got-it-in-bristol-in-the-late/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [I thought we had opposite visions of electronic music. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk had a very robotic, mechanical approach. I had a more impressionist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-thought-we-had-opposite-visions-of-electronic-music-tangerine-dream/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-collect-robots-they-re-mainly-japanese-american-and-especially/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 the region…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/what-is-important-to-me-is-that-the-world-understand-that-the/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 weaknesses, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/most-of-the-time-when-you-are-in-the-studio-you-are-revealing/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [Music is the backbone of my shows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/music-is-the-backbone-of-my-shows/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [For me, electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/for-me-electronic-music-is-the-classical-music-of-the-21st-century/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [With electronic music, you are not confined to the acoustics of a concert-hall, and that inspired me to bring my performances outdoors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/with-electronic-music-you-are-not-confined-to-the-acoustics-of-a/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [I was obsessed with the idea that no two sounds on 'Oxygene' should ever be exactly the same. I wanted a heartbeat feel, something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-was-obsessed-with-the-idea-that-no-two-sounds-on-oxygene-should/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [I just had one occasion in my life when suddenly my private life was everywhere, and that was an accident and beyond my control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-just-had-one-occasion-in-my-life-when-suddenly-my-private-life-was/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/if-music-is-to-continue-to-support-the-livelihoods-of-artists-it/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [When I began making electronic music, the only thing I was thinking about was creating music that I really liked. I didn't think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/when-i-began-making-electronic-music-the-only-thing-i-was-thinking/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [I remember, for my fifth birthday, Chet Baker sat me on the upright piano, and he played just for me for a few minutes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-remember-for-my-fifth-birthday-chet-baker-sat-me-on-the-upright/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

> [I've always been involved in the visual aspect of my work, and moreover, it's very important in days where technology allows us to push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-michel-jarre/i-ve-always-been-involved-in-the-visual-aspect-of-my-work-and/)

[Jean-Michel Jarre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-michel-jarre/)

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