Song Quotes 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.

— 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…

— 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…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Music is the backbone of my shows.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

For me, electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century.

— 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.

— 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…

— 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.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

If music is to continue to support the livelihoods of artists, it cannot be taken without the permission of artists.

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— Jean-Michel Jarre