Robert Moog quotes

Robert Moog was an American inventor and pioneer of electronic music. His development of the Moog synthesizer transformed the way music is created and performed. He inspired generations of musicians and shaped the sound of modern music. Here are 15 of his 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)
Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics. View quote
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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. View quote
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My transition from scientist to entrepreneur? Some would say that I still haven't made that transition. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off. View quote
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I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid. (Robert Moog)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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By the time I got to building synthesizers, I had perhaps 20 years experience building electronic musical instruments. View quote
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I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools. View quote
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