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Ikue Mori quotes

Japanese Musician

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The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings. Ikue Mori
Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York. Ikue Mori
Mars is really different, into art. Lydia Lunch is more energy. James Chance is more commercial in a different way, in funk and jazz. They were all doing original things, trying to create their own sound and music. I think they're all great. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "Blood and death. That moves me."
Blood and death. That moves me. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum."
Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five..."
So now I don't have time to practice drums. It's been five years since I've touched the drums. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it."
I've done some music for films and I really enjoy doing it. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds."
I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds. Ikue Mori
The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different..."
I got tired of different drum sounds so you buy different effects for more manipulation. Ikue Mori
I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then. Ikue Mori
I still think that I'm playing instruments, not just pushing buttons and there it goes. It's interactive and alive with the sound and the manipulation and it plays like instruments. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "Come to think of it, the way I play is like a drum machine-..."
Come to think of it, the way I play is like a drum machine- very mechanical. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and..."
With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over. Ikue Mori
Ikue Mori quote: "I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't..."
I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long. Ikue Mori

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