My father was in property, but he was a great lover of music. 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 musical age dark 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 childhood space writing I function as a channel from which music emerges from the chaos of noise. Vangelis chaos noise work I am merely a conduit, a kind of big hairy tool. I am just a plastic funnel connected to a Moog. Vangelis plastic tools kind 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 think always music sound Music is science more than art, and it is the main code of the universe. Vangelis universe music science art Music dominates the universe. It is the prime force. It has given shape to space. Vangelis force universe music space I started at the piano at the age of 4. Vangelis started piano age I've been composing and performing for as long as I can remember. Vangelis been i-can remember long Science and mythology were the topics which fascinated me since my early childhood. Vangelis early me childhood science My main language was music, and my teacher was nature. Vangelis music language nature teacher I absolutely respect and I believe I serve music. Vangelis i-believe respect music believe Every day I paint, and every day I compose music. Vangelis every-day day paint music If I've made money from music, it was never my aim to do that. I didn't do it to become famous. Vangelis never aim music money I'm a composer. I know nothing about money and commercial stuff. I just write music. Vangelis nothing know music money The avant-garde feel important, but they hardly understand what they're doing. Vangelis doing feel understand important If you look for truth, you have to be courageous. Vangelis look you courageous truth 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 slow amazing computers me 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 yourself you money success Success is sweet and treacherous. Vangelis success-is treacherous success sweet
