To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off. Robert Moog More Quotes by Robert Moog More Quotes From Robert Moog 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. Robert Moog down-and machines doe Part of what I do is a craft, but part of what I do is a science. And I guess the craft comes in knowing what science to use and what science not to use. Robert Moog crafts knowing use Everything has some consciousness, and we tap into that. It is about energy at its most basic level. Robert Moog consciousness levels energy 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. Robert Moog garbage sound together 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. Robert Moog musician order firsts 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. Robert Moog opportunity inspire thinking I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid. Robert Moog building musical kids 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. Robert Moog kitchen simple people Other kids went out and beat each other up or played baseball, and I built electronics. Robert Moog electronics baseball kids By the time I got to building synthesizers, I had perhaps 20 years experience building electronic musical instruments. Robert Moog building musical years I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers... They use my tools. Robert Moog musician tools use 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 cat long thinking 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. Robert Moog training design opportunity 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. Robert Moog great painting design simple The mini-Moog was conceived originally as a session musician's axe, something a guy could carry to the studio, do a gig and walk out. Robert Moog carry walk something guy I'm finishing building a house and setting up a shop to build custom electronical musical instruments. Robert Moog build up building house My transition from scientist to entrepreneur? Some would say that I still haven't made that transition. Robert Moog say some entrepreneur made The point is that I don't design stuff for myself. I'm a toolmaker. I design things that other people want to use. Robert Moog myself design want people There are confirmed stories of people who can break instruments and cause them to fail by walking in a room. I'm the opposite - I can walk into a room and something will work better than it is supposed to. Robert Moog walk work walking people
