I was aware of that theme of mortality in my music since around 2009. The decaying and the disappearance of the piano… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I'm lucky that I have people listening to my music, waiting to see me in North America. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I had never really liked the music by Gabriel Faure, but just by chance, listening to some pieces by him, I got… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I always think about music horizontally and vertically at the same time. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
You're changing every day, right? Your curiosities and ambitions change, your ear changes, the music you like changes - and the music… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Music is like nuclear plants. In a way, it's true! Music is totally artificial. Still using some material from nature, a piano… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
The world is full of sounds. We just don't usually hear them as music. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Somehow, I see music as a garden which has a lot of different styles: contemporary, classic, ethnic, Japanese, rock & roll, and… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Time in our universe is always one way: no going back, no reverse. In music, you can reverse it! — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
The key concept is to open your ears. Music can be here and there, anywhere surrounding you. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Time is the main subject for any musicians, music writers, composers. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
People don't buy CDs so much anymore because it's easy to download everything. So, while the record industry is declining, the music… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Without the knowledge of music, it would be very hard to write film music. There are so many films, and each one… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I know Brazilian music. I have worked with Brazilians many times. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
It's all very well to say this or that on Twitter and Facebook, but ultimately, if you are a musician, it is… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I have a cultural map in my head, where I find similarities between different cultures. For example, domestic Japanese pop music sounds… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
Hollywood is a double feeling. Love and hate. With a talented film director, I cannot resist. They are such charming and intelligent… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
We musicians often get inspiration from films and books or photographs, not only by music. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
In Japan, there has always been a small number of musicians who have been outspoken on social issues, but they tend to be dismissed… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I was really into the music of Cream after I finished composing the music for 'BTTB.' — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I am worried that young Japanese people are not very curious about the outside world - which is so different to the way we… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
My audiences are generally mixed. Some people like techno, others are into the pop music, and others enjoy my film music. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
It's a very intimate, closed universe, doing my own music. It's just me, basically. I have to inspire myself; I have to do everything… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
In Japanese culture, there is a belief that God is everywhere - in mountains, trees, rocks, even in our sympathy for robots or Hello… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I think there's a genuine difference between the real and the virtual in music. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
My interests are moving toward both 'sound and music,' not just 'music.' I have been doing lots of field recordings and also collecting lots… — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
The global view of cultures is part of my nature. I want to break down the walls between genres, categories, or cultures. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
I've realised that if it is to remain relevant, contemporary music needs to change. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
The piano is the closest instrument to me in my life, so it's just natural to play my pieces on the piano. — Ryuichi Sakamoto Copy Share Image
