Bill Laswell Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I don't think technology is viable unless the person applying it has something to say.”

“I put projects together. I put people together.”

“I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit.”

“The atmosphere defines the environment of sound.”

“What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.”

“Engineering producers who don't play and have technology as a background may be the reason why there's a lot of cold non-musical music, for lack of a better description.”

“I got into dub a long time ago. I was into dub before I even had any interest in reggae or Jamaican songs, Bob Marley, or any of those established artists. I just thought it was such an unusual sound.”

“I think everything's experimental whether you like it or not. I think that people who do generic pop are experimenting with cliches. It's no less than I am experimenting with noise or unknown music - until you say, 'This is my song, or this is my composition' - it's all experimental, whether you like it or not.”