So evidently music was a killer app and is a killer app for computer and the Internet; it just took the tech industry a long time to hear that message. Thomas Dolby appcomputerevidently Change image and share on social
So a more sensible thing it seemed to me was to go to Silicon Valley and be pushing on the technology companies to accelerate the use of audio and music in computers. Thomas Dolby accelerateaudiocompany Change image and share on social
Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's and in those days I had a boatload of equipment that always seemed to be going wrong. Thomas Dolby boatloaddayequipment Change image and share on social
At the same time, one of the things I noticed was that the moment there was any kind of audio attached to virtual reality, it really improved the experience, even though the audio didn't feel like a sound engineer or composer had been anywhere near it. Thomas Dolby attachaudiocomposer share on social
I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were starting to happen, so I directed some of my own music videos and got to experiment in other areas of expression. Thomas Dolby areadirectexperiment Change image and share on social
I was desperate really for people not to accuse me of coldness. It was taboo. Thomas Dolby accusecoldnessdesperate Change image and share on social
It's been over 15 years since I toured... over 12 years since I did any recording under my own name. I never really intended to take that long of a hiatus. Thomas Dolby hiatusintendlong Change image and share on social
From a technical point of view, there seemed to me to be absolutely no reason why - with the existing technology - we couldn't do very high quality audio, because whereas the boom in digital graphics is ongoing, the boom in digital audio has already happened. Thomas Dolby absolutelyaudioboom share on social