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> [When I do one thing for a long period of time, my attention is usually then drawn in the opposite direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/when-i-do-one-thing-for-a-long-period-of-time-my-attention-is-usually/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

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## More by Ryuichi Sakamoto

> [That's the meaning of 'The Revenant': It's a return from death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/that-s-the-meaning-of-the-revenant-it-s-a-return-from-death/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [In Japan, there has always been a small number of musicians who have been outspoken on social issues, but they tend to be dismissed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/in-japan-there-has-always-been-a-small-number-of-musicians-who-have/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [I was really into the music of Cream after I finished composing the music for 'BTTB.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/i-was-really-into-the-music-of-cream-after-i-finished-composing-the/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [I am worried that young Japanese people are not very curious about the outside world - which is so different to the way we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/i-am-worried-that-young-japanese-people-are-not-very-curious-about/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [My audiences are generally mixed. Some people like techno, others are into the pop music, and others enjoy my film music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/my-audiences-are-generally-mixed-some-people-like-techno-others-are/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/it-s-a-very-intimate-closed-universe-doing-my-own-music-it-s-just-me/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [In Japanese culture, there is a belief that God is everywhere - in mountains, trees, rocks, even in our sympathy for robots or Hello…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/in-japanese-culture-there-is-a-belief-that-god-is-everywhere-in/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [I think there's a genuine difference between the real and the virtual in music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/i-think-there-s-a-genuine-difference-between-the-real-and-the-virtual/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [My interests are moving toward both 'sound and music,' not just 'music.' I have been doing lots of field recordings and also collecting lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/my-interests-are-moving-toward-both-sound-and-music-not-just-music-i/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [The global view of cultures is part of my nature. I want to break down the walls between genres, categories, or cultures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/the-global-view-of-cultures-is-part-of-my-nature-i-want-to-break-down/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [I've realised that if it is to remain relevant, contemporary music needs to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/i-ve-realised-that-if-it-is-to-remain-relevant-contemporary-music/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [The piano is the closest instrument to me in my life, so it's just natural to play my pieces on the piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/the-piano-is-the-closest-instrument-to-me-in-my-life-so-it-s-just/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [In the 1980s, Josef Beuys planted the seed that activism could be considered as art. I am influenced by the idea of his idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/in-the-1980s-josef-beuys-planted-the-seed-that-activism-could-be/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [I'm really bad writing the chase scenes or fighting scenes. I'm much better for writing, like, a more melancholic or tragic music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/i-m-really-bad-writing-the-chase-scenes-or-fighting-scenes-i-m-much/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

> [Art is often defined as a famous masterpiece in a gallery, and we are meant to visit the work and view it to appreciate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryuichi-sakamoto/art-is-often-defined-as-a-famous-masterpiece-in-a-gallery-and-we-are/)

[Ryuichi Sakamoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryuichi-sakamoto/)

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