Freedom is never granted. It is earned by each generation.
I think in many ways, the texture of technology actually diminishes human beings. It doesn't augment them.
My message is to forget about dichotomies. The Brain Opera is an opera, even if it does not tell a story in the usual way. It is a psychological journey with voice - so I do consider it an opera.
My work on hyper instruments started with simple instruments, like the piano.
Nobody talks about music as having intrinsic meaning, how it engages the mind.
I like the idea of imagining a sound and feeling a sound and then having it come out through your body, through an instrument. That's an important way to make music.
Works of art should be stimulating. They should wake people up rather than acting like a sedative.
Wart hogs should sue for libel. It is a terrible name and they are fine fellows and devoted family men and it is rare to see one by himself; the little woman and the kiddies are usually close at hand.
I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.
Can I give them what they think they're going to get from me? That's always the big question.
People have to be engaged. Enough of nihilism! Enough of emptiness and defeatism! Fighting for a better world is not only the decent thing to do, it is also fun; it is meaningful and fulfilling.