It's really interesting to just look at the career of a musician and a producer that went into many different genres and many different styles and many different places but always breaking the barriers between genres and at some point reinventing himself all along the way but also inventing things at the same time. Thomas Bangalter barrierbreakcareer share on social
Music was a vector that we wanted to build a universe around. Thomas Bangalter buildmusicuniverse Change image and share on social
Music was segregated in the '80s, and then in the '90s the boundaries started to break down, and rock kids got into electronic music. But then you got this reverse snobbery where people would only listen to electronic music and not rock. Thomas Bangalter 80s90sboundary share on social
Technology has made music accessible in a philosophically interesting way, which is great. But on the other hand, when everybody has the ability to make magic, it's like there's no more magic - if the audience can just do it themselves, why are they going to bother? Thomas Bangalter abilityaccessibleaudience share on social
Synths are a very low level of artificial intelligence. Whereas you have a Stradivarius that will live for a thousand years. Thomas Bangalter artificialintelligencelevel Change image and share on social
Usually, the 24-hour, high-maintenance celebrity lifestyle can disconnect people from reality. Thomas Bangalter celebritydisconnecthigh Change image and share on social
Initially, electronic music was anti-establishment, as punk rock and rock n' roll were. The music was shut down; the police were against the parties. Thomas Bangalter antielectronicestablishment Change image and share on social
Usually, a band 20 years into its existence doesn't put out its best records. Thomas Bangalter bandexistenceput Change image and share on social
The late '70's and early '80s is the zenith of a certain craftsmanship in sound recording. Thomas Bangalter 80scraftsmanshipearly Change image and share on social