Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe. Vangelis More Quotes by Vangelis More Quotes From Vangelis We are living in a cultural dark age of musical pollution. You put the radio on, and five minutes later you need an aspirin. Vangelis musicalagedark Mythology, science and space exploration are subjects that have fascinated me since my early childhood. And they were always connected somehow with the music I write. Vangelis childhoodspacewriting I function as a channel from which music emerges from the chaos of noise. Vangelis chaosnoisework I am merely a conduit, a kind of big hairy tool. I am just a plastic funnel connected to a Moog. Vangelis plastictoolskind I think it was inevitable that I get into synthesizer music. I always wanted to deal with sound more than anything else. I couldn't get the sounds I wanted out of the piano. Vangelis thinkalwaysmusicsound Music dominates the universe. It is the prime force. It has given shape to space. Vangelis forceuniversemusicspace My father was in property, but he was a great lover of music. Vangelis greatpropertymusicfather I started at the piano at the age of 4. Vangelis startedpianoage I've been composing and performing for as long as I can remember. Vangelis beeni-canrememberlong Science and mythology were the topics which fascinated me since my early childhood. Vangelis earlymechildhoodscience My main language was music, and my teacher was nature. Vangelis musiclanguagenatureteacher I absolutely respect and I believe I serve music. Vangelis i-believerespectmusicbelieve Every day I paint, and every day I compose music. Vangelis every-daydaypaintmusic If I've made money from music, it was never my aim to do that. I didn't do it to become famous. Vangelis neveraimmusicmoney I'm a composer. I know nothing about money and commercial stuff. I just write music. Vangelis nothingknowmusicmoney The avant-garde feel important, but they hardly understand what they're doing. Vangelis doingfeelunderstandimportant If you look for truth, you have to be courageous. Vangelis lookyoucourageoustruth Computers are extremely helpful and amazing for a multitude of scientific areas, but for me, when it comes to creation, they are insufficient and slow. Therefore, all of my efforts are to stay away from that beast. Vangelis slowamazingcomputersme I realised that success and pure creativity are not very compatible. The more successful you become, the more you become a product of something that generates money. Instead of being able to move forward freely and do what you really wish, you find yourself stuck and obliged to repeat yourself and your previous success. Vangelis yourselfyoumoneysuccess Success is sweet and treacherous. Vangelis success-istreacheroussuccesssweet
