Chilly Gonzales quotes
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“It will lead many musicians out of the cul-de-sac they currently face. And those that do not understand will be cursed to make disposable music on laptops forever.”
-- Chilly GonzalesSource : "Daft Punk: Cover Story Outtakes" by Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. May 15, 2013.
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“You never have to choose between being the pure artist or the craven, sellout entertainer. You can be both.”
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“To me, a performance is a military operation; it requires so much planning, and then ripping up the plan the minute you get there because you have no idea what the audience is feeling. I'm very much an entertainer, and sensitive to the audience's perception of me. I often have to do unexpected things, even for myself.”
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“Harmony is the third element of music, after melody and rhythm, and also the one which requires the most study to actually master. People can be very instinctive and extremely gifted melodically and rhythmically, and harmony can still be difficult.”
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“A lot of comedians today have misunderstood the concept of a subversive comedian. If you really want to be subversive, you have to please and offend in equal amounts.”
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“Europeans invented art for the last 300 years, and the Americans kind of killed it with a big, huge rock.”
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“Without the piano, I would never have attempted to rap, because I'm a poor rapper. I'm enthusiastic, but it takes me a long time to write eight bars of rap. I would battle any pianist, and yet I would forfeit happily before even getting into a rap battle with anyone.”
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“Being a mathematical genius doesn't do you any favors as far as having something to say in music. You see every style as equal, and you want complicated music to devour.”
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“If you're going to point out the ridiculousness of a rule, it's naïve to think that you can break it. It's the same way that rappers have embraced capitalism. Some people say they liked it better when rap was a literal protest form in the '90s. But I think it's more a form of protest today, because it's telling the story of what happens once something forbidden is within reach. I think rap is more political today when it speaks about luxury watches than it does about fighting the power.”
-- Chilly Gonzales
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“If there is one thing I hope my books do always and forever, its that they honor working people.”
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“I personally feel that acting is not totally different from singing and being a musician.”
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“Cause I'm a musician, I'm not really good at posing and being a model, like, modeling.”
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“I'm portable. I carry a laptop and a little recording studio on my back.”
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Source : "Daft Punk: Cover Story Outtakes" by Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. May 15, 2013.
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“On a two week road trip I know I can get by better with no underwear than no laptop.”
Source : Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. May 26, 2006.
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