Jean-Michel Jarre

Technology is neutral, but it all depends on the way we use it.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

To me, the original VCS3 synthesizer is like a Stradivarius.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I am not someone who is afraid; I am someone who reasons.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I studied classical music in the Conservatory of Paris.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I wanted to create a bridge between experimental music and pop.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Emotions are the basics of any art form!

— Jean-Michel Jarre

In my opinion, British women are more romantic than French ones.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I'm convinced that the earth is much stronger than us.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

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

As a musician, I have always strived for my albums and live performance to render a sound as close as possible to…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My father and I never really achieved a real relationship. We probably saw each other 20 or 25 times in our lifetime.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Early music in all kinds of movements is always a mixture of innocence and ambition.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I leave everyone to have their own opinions of my music and my influence - or not - on others.

— 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

When I did the first 'Oxygene' in the vinyl days, I had a structure in mind divided in 2 parts fitting the…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I used to play in rock bands. Then I went to the first school of electronic music in the world. It was…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I was recently realizing that I've probably spent 80 percent of my life in studios! It's very difficult to do that and…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Bands like Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, who I respect, have a very robotic, dehumanised approach. They're almost an apology for machines. It's…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

One of the first things I created was music for the Paris opera's ballet troupe. That was the first time that electronic…

— 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…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Think about when you listen to a song on the radio. You are not paying for it; it's not illegal to do…

— 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…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

What is very interesting when talking about electronic music is that - I would say that rock and roll is called the…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

With the violin, for example, one understands culturally that the sound comes from the instrument that can be seen. With electronic music,…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The value of streaming platforms is estimated at a few billion dollars, and creators can only afford a pizza without pepperoni at…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I was always interested in mixing experimentation with pop music, and Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream - we were all doing it…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

We have lost our vision for the future. Before, we say, 'Nothing will be the same. Cars will fly, and we go…

— 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…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

The major rock instruments and classical instruments were designed for performance, for sharing the music with an audience, and then later people…

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Our senses have changed, even though our emotions have not.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Peace is neutral, and not very sexy.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Music is the backbone of my shows.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

I don't necessarily like anniversaries that much.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When I compose an album, I don't think about how to adapt it on stage.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

From the outside, being an artist seems like a dream life, but there are much darker aspects to it.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

When I first heard Kraftwerk, I thought they were an American band singing in German.

— Jean-Michel Jarre

Technology does not always rhyme with perfection and reliability. Far from it in reality!

— Jean-Michel Jarre

We all think we are connected to the world now, but we are not talking to our neighbours any more.

— Jean-Michel Jarre