Edgar Froese quotes

Edgar Froese was a German electronic music composer, best known as the founder of the band Tangerine Dream. His pioneering work deeply influenced the development of electronic and ambient music worldwide. He inspired generations of musicians and remains an icon of innovation in modern music. Here are 5 of his quotes:

The essence of what I have learned about writing and performing music is the authenticity you are faced with in your day-to-day work. No matter what other people or even critics will say, you have to follow your own direction which not necessarily has to be a straight line to success; sometimes it will be a curly, dramatic curve you have to go, but that's the only way to leave a little landmark of brave respect to others and to the dimensions of your own capability.

Edgar Froese

To work on stage these days with all the advanced tools developed by the electronic industry, you can't sit down like in the old days and start noodling around on a three-chord basis. Today you need a kind of structure or even a very complex composition for communicating properly between a bunch of people. Nevertheless, there is still room for musical freedom and even improvisation.

Edgar Froese

Your thoughts about life and music have changed within the 45 years of the existence as a band and so it still can be seen as a burning process in order to transform the entire picture of everything you came in touch with.

Edgar Froese

Writing music for a picture means you have to compromise with a given reference to a movie or the advice coming from the director and producer. Working on your own material, you have to be just authentic with yourself, following your subjective perspectives and ideas. There is no-one who will judge what you are doing as long as you are in the composing process. Both ways are very different but can support your input learning about the musical universe immensely.

Edgar Froese