Because it's dance music, you can't really have a lot of changing in there. It's really not for me because there's too much repetition. I like more diversity. Ikue Mori changedancediversity Change image and share on social
With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over. Ikue Mori bandplayrock Change image and share on social
I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long. Ikue Mori bandlongplay Change image and share on social
I still think that I'm playing instruments, not just pushing buttons and there it goes. It's interactive and alive with the sound and the manipulation and it plays like instruments. Ikue Mori alivebuttoninstrument Change image and share on social
The most important thing is that it's much more fun to play in a band than to be in an audience in a club. That's the main thing I think, that you can do it. Ikue Mori audiencebandclub Change image and share on social
The way I create music is maybe like a painting, to compose in a more visual way. Basically it's the music that I want to hear- that's my inspiration and bottom line. I just try to get ideas from books, movies, paintings. Ikue Mori basicallybookbottom share on social
Somebody gave me this drum machine and somebody else asked me to program something for a project. I really liked programming and I was really interested in using the drum machine. Ikue Mori askdrumgive Change image and share on social
I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan. Ikue Mori intendjapanleave Change image and share on social