I had already done Rainbow in Curved Air and had a big record on CBS. I was launched to have a long career and then I just dropped out and went to India. Terry Riley airbigcareer Change image and share on social
Throughout the evening I would be recording these long saxophone delays and about four hours into the concert, if I wanted to take a break I would just play back the saxophone. Terry Riley backbreakconcert Change image and share on social
I really didn't have a plan, I just went in and started playing. one of my specialties was to be able to play for a really long time without stopping and I would play these repeated patterns for hours and hours and I wouldn't seem to get tired. Terry Riley hourlongpattern share on social
So, essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns. Terry Riley contributionessentiallyingredient Change image and share on social
We are either going to dissolve as a human race or we are going to break through into a new understanding of what it is to be a human being. Terry Riley breakdissolvehuman Change image and share on social
Essentially my contribution was to introduce repetition into Western music as the main ingredient without any melody over it, without anything just repeated patterns, musical patterns. Terry Riley contributionessentiallyingredient Change image and share on social
