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Robert Moog Quotes

I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid Picture Quote #1

My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians Picture Quote #1

The point is that I don’t design stuff for myself. I’m a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use Picture Quote #1

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago Picture Quote #1

Back in the 40s and early 50s, building simple electronic projects was a popular hobby of many people. Back then, you could buy, you know, a few parts and - with tubes and build something on your kitchen table, and it would actually work Picture Quote #1

Leon Theremin’s original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It’s like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level Picture Quote #1

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One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it’s so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it’s just as hard as it always was to make good music Picture Quote #1

To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off Picture Quote #1

I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer Picture Quote #1

I’m an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools Picture Quote #1

One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it’s so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it’s just as hard as it always was to make good music Picture Quote #1

When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows Picture Quote #1

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Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level Picture Quote #1

Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics Picture Quote #1

What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I’ve done Picture Quote #1

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I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid (Robert Moog Quotes) My training as an engineer has enabled me to design the stuff, but the reason I do it is not to make music but for the opportunity to work with musicians (Robert Moog Quotes) The point is that I don’t design stuff for myself. I’m a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use (Robert Moog Quotes) I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago (Robert Moog Quotes) Back in the 40s and early 50s, building simple electronic projects was a popular hobby of many people. Back then, you could buy, you know, a few parts and - with tubes and build something on your kitchen table, and it would actually work (Robert Moog Quotes) Leon Theremin’s original designs are elegant, ingenious and effective. As electronics goes, the theremin is very simple. But there are so many subtleties hidden in the details of the design. It’s like a great sonnet, or a painting, or a speech, that is perfectly done on more than one level. (Robert Moog Quotes) One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it’s so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it’s just as hard as it always was to make good music. (Robert Moog Quotes) To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off (Robert Moog Quotes) I was never worried that synthesizers would replace musicians. First of all, you have to be a musician in order to make music with a synthesizer (Robert Moog Quotes) I’m an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools (Robert Moog Quotes) One always has to remember these days where the garbage pail is, because it’s so easy to make sounds, and to put sounds together into something that appears to be music, but it’s just as hard as it always was to make good music (Robert Moog Quotes) When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows (Robert Moog Quotes) Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level (Robert Moog Quotes) Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics (Robert Moog Quotes) What inspires me is not so much the music as the opportunity to interact with composers. I think that has driven everything I’ve done (Robert Moog Quotes)