Klaus Schulze quotes

Klaus Schulze was a German composer, musician, and pioneer of electronic music. His innovative use of synthesizers and sequencers helped shape the development of the Berlin School of electronic music. He inspired countless artists and left a lasting impact on the genre. Here are 26 of his quotes:

The human voice is the first and most natural musical instrument, also the most emotional. (Klaus Schulze)
We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past. View quote
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As everyone else, I was a fan of Pink Floyd in the sixties. View quote
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Because, also the world of showbiz is not just black and white, good and bad. View quote
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Everything changes permantly. How boring if it wouldn't. View quote
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As always in a musical collaboration: One has to like each other. As simple as that. View quote
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The problem was the journalists who also did not understand much of my music, but they wrote about it. I think you fell into the usual trap laid out by parts of the press and other writers: that the poor musician has always to fight the evil companies and managers. View quote
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When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset. View quote
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How did this or that change my music? The only time I have to think about it is when an interviewer asks me that. View quote
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I listened to the rock music of that time, but as you know and can easily hear: my music of that era had nothing to do with the common music of this era. I was experimenting, I was searching for something new. View quote
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Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and not for the body. (Klaus Schulze)
Yes, sampling has changed not just my way of playing and composing. View quote
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A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common. View quote
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Manuel is still today a good friend. The others I see rarely, but with Edgar I phone from time to time. View quote
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I had to realize that the use of samples has its rules, too. View quote
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Yes, I'm a musician. I also like to play with others, sometimes more, sometimes less. View quote
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I did not start IC and Inteam to have control over my music. I had control before and after. View quote
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Yes, I was invited to make the sound environment at a booth of a huge electronic company, during the Hanover Industrial Fair in 1973. It was a job. Slightly good paid. But not as much as my producer then told the press. View quote
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And of course, the musician - if he's serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. View quote
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Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers. View quote
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Most of today's music is done electronically. (Klaus Schulze)
I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with me about my music, probably because it's still too far-out. View quote
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I went solo because I could do much better what I wanted to do. I didn't have to ask or discuss things and ideas that are already shaped in my head. View quote
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Psy Free was a trio consisting of guitar, organ and drums. I was the drummer. We did what the name suggests psychedelic, free music. View quote
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My interest in his new toy, the Theremin, isn't very big. It simply does not fit into my way of playing music. I do not want to fiddle around with my hands in the air. View quote
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Klaus Schulze

Klaus Schulze - Image
Photo: W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: German Composer
Born: August 4, 1947
Died: April 26, 2022
Quotes count: 26